behind

preposition

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

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at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them
- Who's the girl standing behind Jan?
- Stay close behind me.
- a small street behind the station
- She glanced behind her.
- Don't forget to lock the door behind you (= when you leave).
- The sun disappeared behind the clouds.
Which Word? at the back / at the rear / behind
at the back / at the rear / behind
- At the back and at the rear have a similar meaning, but at the rear is used more in formal or official language: What’s that at the back of the fridge?Smoking is only allowed at the rear of the aircraft. It is more usual to talk about the back door of a house but the rear exit of an aircraft or public building. If something is behind something else it is near to the back of it but not part of it. Compare: Our room was at the back of the hotel and There’s a lovely wood just behind our hotel.
compare in front of
making less progress than somebody/something
- He's behind the rest of the class in reading.
- We're behind schedule (= late).
giving support to or approval of somebody/something
- She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her.
responsible for starting or developing something
- What's behind that happy smile (= what is causing it)?
- He was the man behind the plan to build a new hospital.
used to say that something is in somebody’s past
- The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it.
- She has ten years' useful experience behind her.

Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.

behind

adverb

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

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at or towards the back of somebody/something; further back
- She rode off down the road with the dog running behind.
- The others are a long way behind.
- He was shot from behind as he ran away.
- I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up.
in the place where somebody/something is or was
- I was told to stay behind after school (= remain in school).
- This bag was left behind after the class.
late in paying money or completing work
- behind (with something) She's fallen behind with the payments.
- behind (in something) He was terribly behind in his work.

Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.

behind

noun

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

(informal)

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a person’s bottom. People often say ‘behind’ to avoid saying ‘bottom’. synonym backside
- The dog bit him on his behind.
Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.

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单词	behind
释义	behind preposition /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ jump to other results at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them Who's the girl standing behind Jan? Stay close behind me. a small street behind the station She glanced behind her. Don't forget to lock the door behind you (= when you leave). The sun disappeared behind the clouds. Which Word? at the back / at the rear / behindat the back / at the rear / behind At the back and at the rear have a similar meaning, but at the rear is used more in formal or official language: What’s that at the back of the fridge?Smoking is only allowed at the rear of the aircraft. It is more usual to talk about the back door of a house but the rear exit of an aircraft or public building. If something is behind something else it is near to the back of it but not part of it. Compare: Our room was at the back of the hotel and There’s a lovely wood just behind our hotel. compare in front of making less progress than somebody/something He's behind the rest of the class in reading. We're behind schedule (= late). giving support to or approval of somebody/something She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her. responsible for starting or developing something What's behind that happy smile (= what is causing it)? He was the man behind the plan to build a new hospital. used to say that something is in somebody’s past The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it. She has ten years' useful experience behind her. Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’. behind adverb /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ jump to other results at or towards the back of somebody/something; further back She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. The others are a long way behind. He was shot from behind as he ran away. I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up. in the place where somebody/something is or was I was told to stay behind after school (= remain in school). This bag was left behind after the class. late in paying money or completing work behind (with something) She's fallen behind with the payments. behind (in something) He was terribly behind in his work. Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’. behind noun /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ (informal) jump to other results a person’s bottom. People often say ‘behind’ to avoid saying ‘bottom’. synonym backside The dog bit him on his behind. Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.
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