backward

US [ˈbækwərd]
UK [ˈbækwə(r)d]
  • adv.向后；倒；回向原处
  • adj.向后的；朝后的；倒退的；反向的
  • Web后退；落后的；向后地

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backward
adj.
1.
[obn]
向后的；朝后的directed or moving towards the back
She strode past him without a backward glance .
她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
2.
倒退的；反向的moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made
She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step.
她觉得回到家乡生活就是没出息。
3.
落后的；进步缓慢的having made less progress than normal; developing slowly
a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity
该国的一个落后地区，没有铺设马路也没有电力
a backward child
迟钝儿童
She's not backward in coming forward(= she's not shy) .
她勇敢地站出来。

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AllAll,向后向后,倒倒,回向原处回向原处,向后的向后的,朝后的朝后的,倒退的倒退的,反向的反向的,后退后退,落后的落后的,向后地向后地
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1.
"You will not change them" - Referring to men as though your only option is accepting your fate as an Egyptian girl in a backward society.
“妳没办法改变他的”-在一个思想落伍的社会里，妳唯一的选择就是接受身为一个埃及女孩的命运。
" nǐ méi bàn fǎ gǎi biàn tā de " - zài yī gè sī xiǎng luò wǔ de shè huì lǐ , nǐ wéi yī de xuǎn zé jiù shì jiē shòu shēn wéi yī gè āi jí nǚ hái de mìng yùn 。
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2.
As he took a step backward, the magician turned to face him, fixing him with a pair of unsettlingly deep brown eyes.
当他后撤了一步时，法师转过身来，一双让人不安的深褐色眼睛注视着他。
dāng tā hòu chè le yī bù shí , fǎ shī zhuǎn guò shēn lái , yì shuāng ràng rén bù ān de shēn hè sè yǎn jing zhù shì zhe tā 。
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3.
He took one step, slipped on a wet spot, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard porcelain bathtub.
刚走一步，他踩在一块湿的地方，摔倒在地，他的背重重摔在陶瓷浴缸上。
gāng zǒu yī bù , tā cǎi zài yí kuài shī de dì fang , shuāi dǎo zài dì , tā de bèi chóng chóng shuāi zài táo cí yù gāng shàng 。
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4.
Presently he began to retire backward, step by step, never for an instant removing his eyes from what he saw, or thought he saw.
他慢慢向后退，一步接着一步，而眼神从未离开他盯着的或认为他盯着的地方。
tā màn màn xiàng hòu tuì , yī bù jiē zhe yī bù , ér yǎn shén cóng wèi lí kāi tā dīng zhe de huò rèn wéi tā dīng zhe de dì fang 。
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5.
Not ours, Shemsen thought as he sculled backward , easing his way slowly out of the uncanny school. We are bait, not even meat.
不是“我们的”，舍姆森边向后划边想，让自己的路线慢慢离开那群不寻常的家伙。我们是诱饵，连肉都不算。
bú shì " wǒ men de " , shě mǔ sēn biān xiàng hòu huà biān xiǎng , ràng zì jǐ de lù xiàn màn màn lí kāi nà qún bù xún cháng de jiā huo 。 wǒ men shì yòu ěr , lián ròu dōu bù suàn 。
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6.
Likewise, if the woman must lift, it is safest for her to lift cross-court so that all she has to do is take a step backward to defend.
同样的，如果女选手要起高球，最好的方法就是起斜线球给对方的男选手，以便她能够退后一步进行防守。
tóng yàng de , rú guǒ nǚ xuǎn shǒu yào qǐ gāo qiú , zuì hǎo de fāng fǎ jiù shì qǐ xié xiàn qiú gěi duì fāng de nán xuǎn shǒu , yǐ biàn tā néng gòu tuì hòu yī bù jìn xíng fáng shǒu 。
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7.
Now that I speak . . . I'm very stubborn, relatively backward, you want me to the wind wind, rain is big with the rain, I wouldn't do.
现在该我发言了……我这个人很顽固，比较落后，你要我这种人风大随风，雨大随雨，我就不干。
xiàn zài gāi wǒ fā yán le … … wǒ zhè gè rén hěn wán gù , bǐ jiào luò hòu , nǐ yào wǒ zhè zhǒng rén fēng dà suí fēng , yǔ dà suí yǔ , wǒ jiù bú gàn 。
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8.
As the refrigerant does not flow backward before it flows into a compression space, it is possible to improve the compression efficiency.
由于在制冷剂流入压缩空间前制冷剂不会回流，所以能够提高压缩效率。
yóu yú zài zhì lěng jì liú rù yā suō kōng jiān qián zhì lěng jì bú huì huí liú , suǒ yǐ néng gòu tí gāo yā suō xiào lǜ 。
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9.
Amazingly, da Vinci wrote backward, so the easiest way to read his notes was to hold them up to a mirror.
令人惊奇的是达芬奇写下了反向，所以读他的笔记的最简单的方法便是在镜子前面举着笔记。
lìng rén jīng qí de shì dá fēn qí xiě xià le fǎn xiàng , suǒ yǐ dú tā de bǐ jì de zuì jiǎn dān de fāng fǎ biàn shì zài jìng zi qián mian jǔ zhe bǐ jì 。
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10.
The painter was consumed by his own painting, and so excited with it that he unconsciously took a few steps backward while admiring it.
画家被自己的画所吸引，他非常兴奋，一边欣赏一边不经意地向后退。
huà jiā bèi zì jǐ de huà suǒ xī yǐn , tā fēi cháng xīng fèn , yì biān xīn shǎng yì biān bù jīng yì de xiàng hòu tuì 。
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