单词 | backward |
释义 | backward —backward /ˈbæk.wəd/ aep /-wɚd/ adjective (NOT CLEVER/MODERN) ► C2 not advanced: » When he was a child, his teachers thought he was backward (= unable to learn as much as most children).» People still think of it as a backward country/region/area (= one without industry or modern machines).Thesaurus+: ↑Crude and basicbackwardness /-nəs/ noun [U]► F0» They were accused of backwardness (= very old-fashioned ways) because they had no washing machine.Thesaurus+: ↑Crude and basic adjective (OPPOSITE DIRECTION) ► F0 towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing: » She left without a backward glance.» He did a brilliant backward somersault.Thesaurus+: ↑Backwards, sideways and back and forthadverb ► F0 US FOR BACKWARDS(Cf. ↑backwards) |
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