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

单词	behind
释义	Contents preposition, adverb (1) behind (1) adverb (2) behind (PLACE) behind (SLOWER) preposition (1) behind (1) noun (1) behind (1) Contents preposition (1) behind (IN BACK OF) noun (1) behind (BODY PART) Contents adverb (1) behind (1) preposition (4) behind (1) behind (2) behind (3) behind (4) English American Business behindpreposition, adverb uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us/bɪˈhaɪnd/ A1 at the back (of): Look behind you! I hung my coat behind the door. Alex led, and I followed along behind. mainly UK As hard as she tried, she always fell behind the other swimmers in the races. figurative I knew that behind (= hidden by) her smile was sadness. More examples The police officer was hidden out of sight behind a tree. The guard dog was snarling and snapping behind the fence. She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. She heard a sudden noise behind her, and swung round to look behind her. After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words After & behind after back back end background backside *be hot on sb's* track/trail idiom bring bring up the rear idiom hard/hot/close on sb's heels idiom heel hot in back of idiom in hot pursuit idiom leave sth in your wake idiom nose nose to tail idiom posterior rear wake Idiom(s) be behind sb (all the way) be behind sb behind every great/successful man there stands a woman behind the wheel put sth behind you behindadverb uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us/bɪˈhaɪnd/ behind adverb (PLACE) B1 in the place where someone or something was before: I was annoyed to discover that I'd left my bag behind. After the party a few people stayed behind to help clean up. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Places and locations a place for everything and everything in its place idiom action core direction ground zero heartland location oxygen bar place point post scene seat set setting situation spot stronghold the holy of holies venue See more results » behind adverb (SLOWER) C1 slower or later than someone else, or than you should be: The old woman was behind with (= late paying) the rent. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Late behindhand belated delayed door down to the wire idiom eleventh late late developer late in the day idiom latecomer latest miss owl schedule shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom tardy the eleventh hour idiom the last minute idiom time wire See more results » behindpreposition uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us/bɪˈhaɪnd/ C1 responsible for or the cause of: He wondered what was behind his neighbour's sudden friendliness. Marie Curie was the woman behind enormous changes in the science of chemistry. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Causing things to happen -ization -ize actuation agent awaken (sth) in sb** be associated with sth beget draw equal fuel instigate instigator introduce lie plant rise usher *usher sth* in wreak wrought See more results » behindnoun [ C ] uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us/bɪˈhaɪnd/informal the part of the body on which a person sits: He tripped and fell on his behind. Why don't you get off your behind (= stand up) and do something! Synonym bottom Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The buttocks arse ass back end backside booty bot bottom bum bun buttock cheek derrière duff gluteal haunch posterior rear rump See more results » behindpreposition, adverb [ not gradable ] us/bɪˈhɑɪnd/ behind preposition, adverb [ not gradable ] (IN BACK OF) in or to the back (of): The sun came out from behind the clouds. He opened the door and went in, pulling it shut behind him. A police car pulled up behind us. I realized I’d left my umbrella behind (= in the place I had left). Behind can also mean responsible for or causing: What was the motive behind the bombing? Idiom(s) behind someone behind someone’s back behind bars behind closed doors behind-the-scenes behindnoun [ C ] us/bɪˈhɑɪnd/infml behind noun [ C ] (BODY PART) the part of the body on which a person sits; the buttocks behindadverb uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us be/fall/get behind in/on/with sth to be late in paying a regular amount of money or in completing work: They offer advice to people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. He lost his job and fell behind with his rent. The company is an unacceptable six months behind in paying suppliers and vendors. behindpreposition uk/bɪˈhaɪnd/us less successful, or making less progress than someone or something else: BMW ranks only 14th among the world's automakers, ahead of Mazda and behind Mitsubishi in global unit sales. The company's poor performance leaves it lagging 30% behind the average pension fund over the past 18 months. responsible for causing something: Such thinking was the driving force behind the company's success. They suspected that something more significant might be behind the rise in share prices. She has shares in the company behind the hit television gameshow. be behind sb/sth to support someone in what they are doing: He has the support of the whole company - we're all behind him. I'm 100% behind the project. behind schedule moving slower or happening later than the planned time:** The cancellation came after the project was millions of dollars over budget and months behind schedule.
随便看	go around Robin Hoods barn go around somewhere go around sth go around sth go arse over tit/tip go as red as a beet go as red as a beetroot go ass over (tea)kettle go ass over kettle go ass over teakettle go at sb go at someone/something go at sth go away go AWOL go back go back go back a long way go back on something go back on sth go back to sb go back to sleep go back to sleep! go back to sth go back to the drawing board