英语词汇“backward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Adverb a sudden movement backward, not forward I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward. He pushed the throttle backward. She took a small step backward. a journey backward in time The narrative moves backward and forward in time. Adjective a technologically backward village that has no running water a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going See More

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If federal borrowers haven’t had to pay a single student loan bill in almost three years, restarting payments for millions seems like a step backward.

Julian Epp, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 The development of quarterback Jayden Daniels took a step backward this past year, too.

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 Dugin read Heidegger backward, in the dark, and, according to Debryanskaya, lost some of his eyesight in the process.

Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Yes, history is always written backward, from present to past.

Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 And yes, his baseball cap turned backward, Cora also dove head-first onto the cardboard and sailed down the hill.

Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 This is a perfect lesson of forward looking vs. backward looking in a report as the market is much more focused on the recent forward looking BlackRock deal news.

Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Hidden in plain sight, this cozy, slate-hued wine and tapas bar sits on the corner facing the public library on Relox street (Xoler is Relox spelled backward).

Simone Jacobson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Meantime, other drivers who had stopped to help were trying to maintain control of the suspect by bending him backward on the concrete center divider.

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022

Adjective

Orthodox opinion held that anything impeding the efficient transmission and reception of those signals was backward and had to be removed.

Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But at high tide, the creek flows upstream, as if backward, and broadens into a brackish pond.

Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The industry’s development record is a lagging indicator of the sector, which seems backward in many ways.

Morley Barr, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The unexpectedly quick explosion, caused by a short fuse, pushed him backward, knocking him momentarily unconscious.

Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude.

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude.

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude.

Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020 But the core museum mission is collecting, researching and preserving great art, and a conservative strategy of privatizing irreplaceable public assets in the name of liberal progress is backward.

Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022

Noun

Pullease then turns and grabs the officer by the neck while pushing her backward, the edited video released by the department shows.

Melissa Alonso, CNN, 25 July 2022 When a claim is more general (e.g., a claim such as suppliers involved in making the garment treat their workers well), it can be ascertained through traceability data after it’s been produced (product-backward).

Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Lead actor winner Adrien Brody bounded onstage, grabbed Berry — who was presenting the award — and bent her backward, delivering a deep smooch to the stunned actress.

Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday’s date is twice as nice.

Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2022 Start with some light jogging, then perform some dynamic flexibility exercises, such as giant walking lunges and standing forward-backward and side-to-side leg swings.

Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021 Climate change isn’t illusory, but certainly my drifting backward was.

John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 Bo Nix spiked a snap backward, and it was ruled intentional grounding rather than a fumble.

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Oct. 2021 Wave patterns are unpredictable, seawater corrodes metal generating machinery, and waves’ energy is simultaneously dispersed across three dimensions (up-down, forward-backward and left-right).

Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2021 See More

单词	backward
释义	backward 1 of 3 adverb back·ward ˈbak-wərd variants or backwards ˈbak-wərdz 1 a : toward the back or rear She glanced backward over her shoulder. b : with the back foremost Take three steps backward. 2 a : in a reverse or contrary direction or way Count backward from 10. b : toward the past a journey backward in time c : toward a worse state His new job felt like a step backward. backward 2 of 3 adjective 1 a : directed or turned toward the back a backward glance b : done or executed backward a backward somersault 2 : diffident, shy I have been backward to begin my canvass. Edmund Burke 3 : retarded in development a technologically backward village backwardly adverb backwardness noun backward 3 of 3 noun : the part behind or past … the dark backward … of time … Shakespeare Phrases bend over backward or lean over backward : to make extreme efforts (as at concession) He said he would bend over backward to make the deal. Synonyms Adverb back rearward rearwards Adjective rearward retrograde See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adverb a sudden movement backward, not forward I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward. He pushed the throttle backward. She took a small step backward. a journey backward in time The narrative moves backward and forward in time. Adjective a technologically backward village that has no running water a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going See More Recent Examples on the Web Adverb If federal borrowers haven’t had to pay a single student loan bill in almost three years, restarting payments for millions seems like a step backward. Julian Epp, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 The development of quarterback Jayden Daniels took a step backward this past year, too. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 Dugin read Heidegger backward, in the dark, and, according to Debryanskaya, lost some of his eyesight in the process. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Yes, history is always written backward, from present to past. Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 And yes, his baseball cap turned backward, Cora also dove head-first onto the cardboard and sailed down the hill. Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 This is a perfect lesson of forward looking vs. backward looking in a report as the market is much more focused on the recent forward looking BlackRock deal news. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Hidden in plain sight, this cozy, slate-hued wine and tapas bar sits on the corner facing the public library on Relox street (Xoler is Relox spelled backward). Simone Jacobson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Meantime, other drivers who had stopped to help were trying to maintain control of the suspect by bending him backward on the concrete center divider. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 Adjective Orthodox opinion held that anything impeding the efficient transmission and reception of those signals was backward and had to be removed. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 But at high tide, the creek flows upstream, as if backward, and broadens into a brackish pond. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The industry’s development record is a lagging indicator of the sector, which seems backward in many ways. Morley Barr, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The unexpectedly quick explosion, caused by a short fuse, pushed him backward, knocking him momentarily unconscious. Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2020 The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020 But the core museum mission is collecting, researching and preserving great art, and a conservative strategy of privatizing irreplaceable public assets in the name of liberal progress is backward. Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022 Noun Pullease then turns and grabs the officer by the neck while pushing her backward, the edited video released by the department shows. Melissa Alonso, CNN, 25 July 2022 When a claim is more general (e.g., a claim such as suppliers involved in making the garment treat their workers well), it can be ascertained through traceability data after it’s been produced (product-backward). Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Lead actor winner Adrien Brody bounded onstage, grabbed Berry — who was presenting the award — and bent her backward, delivering a deep smooch to the stunned actress. Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday’s date is twice as nice. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2022 Start with some light jogging, then perform some dynamic flexibility exercises, such as giant walking lunges and standing forward-backward and side-to-side leg swings. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2021 Climate change isn’t illusory, but certainly my drifting backward was. John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 Bo Nix spiked a snap backward, and it was ruled intentional grounding rather than a fumble. Mark Heim \| Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Oct. 2021 Wave patterns are unpredictable, seawater corrodes metal generating machinery, and waves’ energy is simultaneously dispersed across three dimensions (up-down, forward-backward and left-right). Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use Adverb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1610, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing backward backward-looking bend over backward backward compatible know something backward and forward fall over backward lean over backward step backward/forward backward-looking bend over backward backward compatible know something backward and forward fall over backward lean over backward step backward/forward See More Kids Definition backward 1 of 2 adverb back·ward ˈbak-wərd variants or backwards -wərdz 1 : toward the back look backward 2 : with the back first ride backward 3 : opposite to the usual way count backward backward 2 of 2 adjective 1 : turned toward the back He wears a backward baseball cap. 2 : done backward a backward flip 3 : not as advanced in learning and development as others Perhaps the strange language made him appear more backward than he really was … Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped backward 1 of 2 adverb variants or backwards 1 as in back toward the rear looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance back rearward rearwards retrograde astern reversely counterclockwise anticlockwise widdershins sternforemost withershins left-handedly left-handed Antonyms & Near Antonyms forward forth ahead along on forwards onward before onwards See More 2 as in down toward the opposite direction the loud noise prompted him to glance backward to see what was happening Synonyms & Similar Words down back around downward round about behind rearward rearwards downwards across reversely counterclockwise athwart counter widdershins obversely withershins Antonyms & Near Antonyms clockwise deasil backward 2 of 2 adjective 1 as in reversed directed, turned, or done toward the back a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going Synonyms & Similar Words reversed hind reverse rearward retrograde rear aft astern posterior after sternforemost Antonyms & Near Antonyms forward 2 as in withdrawn not comfortable around people curiously, the quiet, backward man opened up when around other introverts Synonyms & Similar Words withdrawn shy diffident lone sheepish bashful modest coy awkward retiring recessive introverted embarrassed demure reserved unsociable self-effacing unsocial unenterprising antisocial uneasy unadventurous inhibited unassertive uptight self-conscious lone-wolf Antonyms & Near Antonyms outgoing immodest social extroverted forward extraverted gregarious convivial companionable forceful sociable boon bold dashing uninhibited clubable clubbable brash unreserved overbold See More
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