| 单词 | behind |
| 释义 | be·hind I. 1. < leaving much unfinished work behind > < only a small group stayed behind > < little residue remained behind after evaporation > 2. archaic < his heritage that is yet behind > 3. a. < behind with the rent > < behind in his dues > b. < lag behind in competition > : remiss < behind in his work > — often used with a negative < the oppostition was not behind in the use of bitter words > c. < the clock was behind > < the train was an hour behind > 4. a. < the car behind > : to the rear < the men in poor condition fell behind early in the march > b. < to look behind > 5. < the drab days in a furnished room in Rome seem well behind — Time > 6. < the stream, slowing through broad meadows, has the Green mountains behind — H.E.McDaniel > II. 1. a. of something having a front and back < a garden behind a house > < taking cover behind barricades > — sometimes used with a reflexive object < he looked behind him > b. — used as a function word to indicate anything that lies or intervenes between or as if between one thing (as an observer) and another < hills hidden behind clouds > < behind his friendly manners was maliciousness > < drop behind the horizon > 2. a. — used as a function word to indicate someone who has departed or is at a distance < the staff remained behind the troops > — often used with a reflexive object < they left wives and children behind them > < left behind him a great reputation > b. < believe that … we have behind us, at least in most parts of the country, the crudest of the pioneering period — M.Eucharista > < with several generations of devoted service to the church behind him — M.H.Thomas > c. < his best jobs are all behind him > 3. a. (1) < there was rain behind the wind — H.D.Skidmore > < behind the band marched the infantry > (2) < a fox with a pack of hounds behind him > b. (1) < way behind his last year's average > : inferior to < sales were only a few percentage points behind those for the previous year > : retarded in relation to < behind the times > < with theory running behind practice, we will not be surprised to meet some inconsistencies — Hunter Mead > (2) < the firm was close behind the leader in the field > (3) of a pitcher in baseball < the pitcher was behind the batter > (4) of a batter in baseball 4. a. < a train behind schedule > < behind time in his appointments > b. — used as a function word to indicate anything that belongs in a period later than or subsequent to another < looking back behind the vast technological superstructure of western civilization to a quieter day — H.J.J.Winter > 5. a. < behind United States-Mexican relations lies the constant question of unsettled damage claims — H.E.Davis > b. < he put unpleasant memories behind him > c. < an analysis of the story behind the news > : past < whenever possible he has gone behind the printed book to the manucript — Times Literary Supplement > 6. a. < in a crisis Latin America would probably be behind the U.S. > b. < behind his arguments are years of experience > < a good picture … must have intelligent thinking behind it — F.L.Mott > 7. a. < economic pressure was behind the thievery > < the real reasons behind his actions > b. < the person behind the wheel of a car > < behind the throttle of a locomotive > III. 1. 2. |
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