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单词 behindhand
释义 behindhand
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: behind (II) + hand
1. : in arrears : in debt
 < a company that has been run behindhand for years >
 < to live behindhand >
2. : remiss
 < were behindhand in providing aid >
 < she was behindhand in courtesy to Mrs. Andersen — Willa Cather >
: after the fact
 < wise only behindhand >
3.
 a. : behind the times : backward
  < a country usually so behindhand in matters of art >
 b. : in an inferior position : behind
  < men … are not in the least behindhand with women in their love of flattery — Earl of Chesterfield >
 c. : behind schedule : not caught up
  < behindhand with what one wants to do >
Synonyms: see tardy
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