| 释义 |
▪ I. backening, vbl. n.|ˈbæk(ə)nɪŋ|
[f. backen + -ing1.]
The action of moving or drawing back.
1748Thompson Cast. Indol. ii. xlii, With back'ning shunn'd his touch, for well he knew its power.
▪ II. ˈbackening, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
Keeping back, retarding (vegetables, crops, etc.).
1781Barker in Phil. Trans. LXXI. 353 The first three weeks of April were cold, backening, and often frosty. 1794― LXXXIV. 175 A very backening season. |