| 单词 | back |
| 释义 | adverb | noun | verb | adjective backback1 /bæk/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: I should be back in time for dinner. That’s mine! Give it back! We came back by bus. We drove there and back (=to a place and returning to where you started) in a day.2AS BEFORE in or into the condition that someone or something was in before: I woke up at 4 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. Do you think Ron and his wife will get back together? If a starfish loses a leg, it grows back. It’s time I got back to work (=started working again). Once we sign the contract there’s no going back (=we cannot change the situation to what it used to be).3REPLY/REACTION as a reply or reaction to what someone has done: Can you call me back later? I’ll have to get back to you on that. I’ll pay you back on Friday.4BACKWARD in the direction that you have come from: Michelle looked back at him over her shoulder and smiled. He stepped back and fell.5PREVIOUS HOME in or to a place where you or your family lived before: She left home in 2000 and hasn’t been back since. Are you going back home for Christmas this year?back in/at etc. Once he was back in New York, he found a job.6AGAIN once again: Play the recording back for me, okay? I’ll check back with you sometime next week.7THE PAST in or toward an earlier time: I was making $15 an hour back at the hospital.back in/on I had one of those VW Bugs back in high school. This all happened about three years back (=three years ago). Yeah, Jenny and I go back to sixth grade (=we have known each other since sixth grade). Looking back (=thinking about the past), I see how hard it was for her. a problem that dates back to (=started in) the 1970s8AWAY away from a surface, area, thing, or person: Hold the curtains back from the window. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. The buildings are a long way back from the road. Stay back from the edge of the cliff.9sit/lie/lean back to sit or lie in a comfortable relaxed way: Craig sighed and leaned back in his chair.10back and forth going in one direction and then back to the starting place and repeating this movement again and again: The chair squeaks when you rock back and forth. Brach flies back and forth weekly, between New York and L.A.11be back where you started to have failed to do what you have been trying to do: If we lose tomorrow, we’ll be back where we started.12TOWARD BEGINNING toward the beginning of a book or movie: Turn back a page.13FASHIONABLE used in order to say that something is fashionable again: Styles from 30 years ago are coming back.14pay/get somebody back (for something) to do something bad to someone because he or she has done something bad to you or someone you care about: I’ll get you back for this!15go back on a promise/agreement etc. to do the opposite of what you promised to do: Ken would never go back on his word. → see also set/put the clocks back at clock1 (1) adverb | noun | verb | adjective backback2 ●●● S1 W1 noun 1BODY [countable] a)the side of a person’s or animal’s body that is opposite the chest and goes from the neck to the top of the legs: The cat wanted her back rubbed. She had her hands tied behind her back. Tom usually sleeps on his back (=with his back on the bed). She carried the baby on her back. She stood with her back to the camera. Drexler fell flat on his back after bumping into me. b)the bones that go from your neck to the top of your legs: Megan has a bad back (=a painful or injured back). I threw my back out (=hurt my back) moving the piano.2LESS IMPORTANT SIDE [countable usually singular] the side of something that faces the opposite direction from its front or from the direction it moves in OPP front: back of the back of the album the hairs on the back of your neck3NOT AT FRONT [singular, uncountable] the part of a room, container, or other area that is farthest from the front OPP front: We always sit in the back of the classroom. Kids should always wear seatbelts, even in back (=in the seats behind the driver).4AREA BEHIND [singular, uncountable] the area behind a house or other building OPP front: The pool is in back of the house. There’s a big garden in the back. Tom’s working on the car out back (=behind a house or other building).5PART OF SEAT [countable] the part of a seat that you lean against when you are sitting: back of Jack leaned against the back of the chair.6BOOK/NEWSPAPER [countable usually singular] the last pages of a book or newspaper: back of Answers to the exercises are at the back of the book.7SPORTS [countable] one of the defending players on a football, soccer, or hockey team8behind somebody’s back if you do something behind someone’s back, you do it so that the person does not know you are doing it: Are people talking about me behind my back? She went behind my back and told my boss (=told my boss without telling me first).9at/in the back of your mind a thought or feeling that is at the back of your mind is influencing you even though you are not thinking about it: a feeling of fear at the back of his mind10back to back a)happening one after the other: We did three performances back to back that day. b)with the backs toward each other: Two rows of chairs were arranged back to back. → see also back-to-back11get off my back spoken said when you want someone to stop telling you to do something and you are annoyed about it: I’ll do it in a minute. Just get off my back!12be on somebody’s back spoken to keep telling someone to do something in a way that annoys him or her: The boss has been on my back about that report.13know somewhere like the back of your hand to know a place extremely well: She knows the island like the back of her hand.14have your back to the wall (also somebody’s back is against the wall) informal to be in a very difficult position with no choice about what to do: The general has his back to the wall – he doesn’t have enough troops to defend the city.15when/while somebody’s back is turned if something is happening when your back is turned, it is happening when you are not able to see or know what someone is doing, and it might be something bad: Do you know what your kids are doing when your back is turned?16turn your back on somebody/something to refuse to help someone or be involved with something: You’re turning your back on a lot of money!17be (flat) on your back to be so sick that you cannot get out of bed: He’s been flat on his back in the hospital for a week.18on the back of something as a result of something that already exists or something you have already done: The company is getting new business on the back of existing contracts.19I’ve/we’ve got your back informal used in order to say that you will help and support someone if he or she is in a difficult situation20at your back a)behind you: The plane traveled with the wind at its back. b)literary supporting you: Caesar marched into Rome with an army at his back. → see also mind1 (33) adverb | noun | verb | adjective backback3 ●●● S2 W2 verb 1MOVE BACKWARD a)[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to move backward, or make someone else move backward: back toward/across etc. Hardaway backed slowly toward the door. b)[intransitive, transitive] to make a car move backward: back (something) into/out of etc. Marty backed into a parking space. Teresa backed the car down the driveway.2SUPPORT [transitive] to support someone or something, especially with money, power, or influence: The crime bill is backed by the Democrats. government-backed loans3PUT something ON BACK [transitive usually passive] to put something on the back surface of a flat piece of material: a plastic-backed shower curtain4MUSIC [transitive usually passive] eng. lang. arts if musicians back a singer or another musician, they play or sing the part of the music that is not the main part: a singer backed by a jazz trio5COMPETITION [transitive] to risk money on whether a horse, team, etc. wins something: Which team are you backing?6BE BEHIND [transitive usually passive] to be at the back of something or behind it: The stage was backed by a light blue curtain.7WIND [intransitive] technical if the wind backs, it changes direction, moving around the compass in the direction North-West-South-Eastback away phrasal verb1to move backward, away from something, especially because you are afraid, shocked, etc.: back away from We slowly backed away from the rattlesnake.2to stop supporting or being involved in something, or to decide not to do something you were planning to do: back away from The governor backed away from the controversial prison plan.back down phrasal verb to admit that you were wrong or that you have lost an argument: Anderson forced the company to back down and rehire her.back off phrasal verb1to stop trying to force someone to do or think something: Back off! I don’t want your advice.2to move backward, away from something: Back off, you’re too close.3to stop supporting or being involved in something, or to decide not to do something you were planning to do: The mayor backed off out of concern for public feelings.back onto something phrasal verb if a building backs onto something such as a river or field, its back faces it: The houses back onto a busy road.back out phrasal verb to decide not to do something that you had promised to do: The potential buyer backed out.back out of The airline backed out of the deal.back up phrasal verb1 back something ↔ up if a vehicle backs up or you back it up, it goes backward: The truck stopped and then backed up.2 back something ↔ up if traffic, work, etc. backs up or something backs it up, it stops moving, flowing, or being done quickly: The accident backed up traffic for three hours. Usually traffic is backed up all the way to Fair Oaks Avenue by 7:30.3 back something ↔ up computers to make a copy of the information on a computer program or disk4back somebody/something ↔ up to say that what someone is saying or doing is correct or good: Brown’s statement was backed up by witnesses.5back somebody/something ↔ up to provide support or help for someone or something: The police force was backed up by extra officers from nearby towns.back something up with something The UN must back this plan up with action.6 to move backward: Back up a little so that everyone can see.7 if a toilet, sink, etc. backs up or is backed up, something is blocking it so that the water cannot flow out → see also backup adverb | noun | verb | adjective backback4 ●●● S2 W2 adjective [only before noun] 1at the back OPP front: The kids should sit in the back seat. the back entrance the back wall of the factory → see also back door2behind something: the back parking lot of the complex3from the back: a back view I took the back way out of town.4a back street/road etc. a street, road, etc. that is away from the main streets: the back streets of Florence5back rent/taxes/pay money that someone owes from an earlier date6a back issue/copy/number an old copy of a magazine or newspaper: a pile of back copies of “National Geographic”7eng. lang. arts a back vowel sound is made by raising your tongue at the back of your mouth OPP front |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。