| 单词 | behind |
| 释义 | 1. preposition and adverb uses2. noun use behind (bɪhaɪnd ) preposition and adverb uses In addition to the uses shown below, behind is also used in a few phrasal verbs, such as 'fall behind' and 'lie behind'.1. preposition A1 If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. I put one of the cushions behind his head. They were parked behind the truck. The moon disappeared behind a cloud. Synonyms: at the rear of, at the back of, on the other side of, on the far side of Behind is also an adverb. Rising into the hills behind are 800 acres of parkland. She was attacked from behind. 2. preposition A1 If you are walking or travelling behind someone or something, you are following them. Keith wandered along behind him. Myra and Sam and the children were driving behind them. Synonyms: after, following, in the wake of, on the heels of Behind is also an adverb. The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire. 3. preposition A1 If someone is behind a desk, counter, or bar, they are on the other side of it from where you are. The colonel was sitting behind a cheap wooden desk. He could just about see the little man behind the counter. 4. preposition A1 When you shut a door or gate behind you, you shut it after you have gone through it. I walked out and closed the door behind me. He slammed the gate shut behind him. 5. preposition The people, reason, or events behind a situation are the causes of it or are responsible for it. It is still not clear who was behind the killing. He is embarrassed about the motives behind his decision. 6. preposition B1+ If something or someone is behind you, they support you and help you. He had the state's judicial power behind him. Synonyms: supporting, for, backing, on the side of 7. preposition If you refer to what is behind someone's outside appearance, you are referring to a characteristic which you cannot immediately see or is not obvious, but which you think is there. What lay behind his anger was really the hurt he felt at Grace's refusal. Behind the smiling eyes lurks the evil that led her to murder the two babies in her care. 8. preposition B2 If you are behind someone, you are less successful than them, or have done less or advanced less. She finished second behind the American in the 800 metres. Food production has already fallen behind the population growth. Behind is also an adverb. The rapid development of technology means that she is now far behind, and will need retraining. The accounts are more than three months behind. 9. preposition If an experience is behind you, it happened in your past and will not happen again, or no longer affects you. Maureen put the nightmare behind her. He will attempt to put behind him the misery of failing to win a medal in his individual event. 10. preposition If you have a particular achievement behind you, you have managed to reach this achievement, and other people consider it to be important or valuable. He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him. Birgit was a popular actress with half a decade of filmmaking behind her. 11. preposition B1+ If something is behind schedule, it is not as far advanced as people had planned. If someone is behind schedule, they are not progressing as quickly at something as they had planned. The work is 22 weeks behind schedule. We were two months behind schedule, and already over budget. Synonyms: later than, after 12. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ If you stay behind, you remain in a place after other people have gone. If they've disrupted a lesson or been rude to a member of staff, they have to stay behind until six o'clock. About 1,200 personnel will remain behind to take care of the air base. 13. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B1+ If you leave something or someone behind, you do not take them with you when you go. The rebels fled into the mountains, leaving behind their weapons and supplies. They moved to Vancouver, leaving her father behind to run his business. 14. to do something behind someone's back phrase If you say that something was done behind someone's back, you disapprove of it because it was done without them knowing about it, in an unfair or dishonest way. [disapproval] You eat her food, enjoy her hospitality and then criticize her behind her back. 15. behind bars phrase B2 If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison. Fisher was behind bars last night, charged with attempted murder. Nearly 5,000 people a year are put behind bars over motoring penalties. 16. behind the scenes phrase If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly. Behind the scenes he will be working quietly to try to get a deal done. ...behind-the-scenes discussions. Synonyms: secretly, in private, in secret, behind closed doors 17. behind the times plural noun B2 You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them. He is unafraid to move with the times. This approach is now seriously out of step with the times. Johnny has changed his image to fit the times. Synonyms: out of date, old-fashioned, outdated, square [informal] behind (bɪhaɪnd ) noun use Word forms: behinds countable noun Your behind is the part of your body that you sit on. Synonyms: bottom [informal], seat, bum [British, slang], butt [informal] Idioms: someone can do something with one hand tied behind their back said to mean that someone can do something very easily The Explorer camcorder is so neat and nifty you can operate it with one hand tied behind your back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have to do something with one hand tied behind your back to have a disadvantage which makes it difficult for you to succeed in doing something The club is having to improve the team with one hand tied behind its back because it has no money to spend on new players. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers wet behind the ears new to a situation and therefore inexperienced or naive Terry was just out of university, with a shapely haircut of medium length that failed to hide the fact that he was wet behind the ears. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something behind closed doors [journalism] to do something in private because you want it to be kept secret The summer I was fourteen and Rita was twelve, our parents started having long talks behind closed doors. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers behind the eight ball [mainly US] in trouble or in a difficult situation If a child doesn't get the basics in primary school they are way behind the eight ball. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers say something behind someone's back to say unkind and unpleasant things about someone to other people I knew behind his back his friends were saying, `How can he possibly put up with that?' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something behind someone's back to do something secretly in order to harm someone He had discovered that it was safer to have the Press on his side than to have correspondents sneaking around behind his back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go behind someone's back to do something secretly or without getting someone's permission, often in order to deliberately upset them Leonard, you haven't been completely open with me. You think I wouldn't know when you go behind my back? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the power behind the throne a person who has all the power and control in an organization or situation, although someone else may appear to rule She was the real power behind the throne, a strong and single-minded woman manipulating a weaker husband for her own ends. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers behind the scenes in private or in secret, rather than publicly The Prime Minister's remarks put in the public arena a debate which has been going on behind the scenes for months. The debate was postponed for a third time after another day of intensive behind-the-scenes negotiations. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers throw your weight behind someone or something to do everything you can to support a person, plan, or campaign The U.S. government is promising now to throw its weight behind the peace negotiations. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: left behind But the pollution the military left behind may imperil paradise. Smithsonian Is history repeating itself in a way that could heal some of the wounds of the 'left behind' regions? Times, Sunday Times It's easy to feel left behind and to struggle to understand the political situation. Times, Sunday Times They said nothing could be done because there was no spray can left behind. Times, Sunday Times While all her friends were excelling at university and starting new careers, she felt left behind. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 在后面, 后面, 在...后面 Japanese: 後ろに, 臀部, ･･･の後ろに |
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