单词 | backcourt |
释义 | back1 /bak/noun
ORIGIN: OE bæc; Swed bak, Dan bag backed adjective Having a back backˈer noun backˈing noun
backˈless adjective Lacking or not requiring a back backˈmost adjective Farthest to the back backward /bakˈwərd/ adjective and adverb
The past portion of time backwardāˈtion noun (stock exchange)
backˈward-looking adjective
backˈwardly adverb backˈwardness noun backˈwards adverb Backward backˈache noun Pain in the back backˈband noun A rope, strap or chain passing over a horse's back and holding up the shafts of a vehicle (also backˈ-chain and backˈ-rope) backˈbeat noun (music, orig jazz)
backˈ-bench adjective Of or sitting on the back benches, the seats in parliament occupied by members who do not hold office backˈbenchˈer noun backˈbite transitive verb To speak ill of or unkindly of (someone) in his or her absence (also intransitive verb) backˈbiter noun backˈbiting noun (also adjective). backˈ-block adjective Of the back-blocks backˈ-blocker noun backˈ-blocks plural noun (Aust and NZ)
backˈboard noun
back boiler noun A hot-water boiler behind and heated by a domestic fire backˈbond same as backletter below. backˈbone noun
backˈboned adjective backˈboneless adjective backˈbreaker noun
backˈbreaking adjective Exhausting back burner noun The rear burner on a stove, used esp for keeping a pot simmering that needs no immediate attention backˈ-burner adjective (figurative) Not requiring immediate attention backˈ-calˈculate intransitive verb and transitive verb To make a calculation as to an earlier condition, situation, etc (esp as to the level of a person's intoxication) based on data recorded at a later time backˈ-calculaˈtion noun backˈcast intransitive verb
noun The act of backcasting back catalogue noun The recordings already made by a musician back-chain see backband above. back channel noun A covert means of passing information backˈchat noun
intransitive verb To answer impertinently backˈ-cloth or backˈdrop noun
backˈ-comb intransitive verb and transitive verb To give (the hair) a puffed-out appearance by combing the underlying hairs towards the roots and smoothing the outer hairs over them backˈ-country noun Remote, thinly populated districts (also adjective) backˈcourt noun (tennis)
backˈ-crawl noun (swimming) The crawl stroke, performed on the back (now usu called backˈstroke) backˈ-cross noun
transitive verb To cross (a hybrid) with a parent backˈ-crossing noun back-dateˈ transitive verb
back door noun
backˈdoor adjective
backdown see back down below. backˈ-draught noun A backward current backdrop see back-cloth above. backˈ-endˈ noun
backˈfall noun
backˈfield adjective (American football, etc) Of or in the position of a back or the backs noun (American football) The backs collectively backˈfile noun The back numbers of a newspaper, journal, etc backˈfill noun The material used in backfilling transitive verb and intransitive verb To refill (eg foundations or an excavation) with earth or other material backˈfilling noun backˈfire noun
intransitive verb /bak-fīrˈ/
backˈfitting noun (nuclear eng) Making changes to nuclear (and other) plants already designed or built eg to cater for changes in safety criteria backˈflip noun A backward aerial somersault back-formāˈtion noun
backˈ-friend noun
backˈ-ganging adjective (Scot) In arrears back garden or (Scot) back green noun A garden or green at the back of a house backˈground noun
adjective
background heating noun Heating which provides a low level of warmth but requires supplementing for complete comfort background processing noun (computing) Processing carried out non-interactively, when work placed in a background queue is attended to as computing resources become available background radiation noun Low-level radiation from substances present in the environment background tasks plural noun (computing) Tasks such as printing which a computer can carry out simultaneously with tasks involving user input backˈ-hair noun The hair at the back of the head backˈhand noun
adjective (of a shot in tennis, etc) played with the back of the hand turned in the direction of the stroke transitive verb To play a backhand shot backˈhanded adjective
backˈ-hander noun
backˈ-heel transitive verb (football) To kick (the ball) backwards with the heel (also noun) backˈhoe noun (also backhoe loader) (a tractor equipped with) a shovel at the end of a mechanical arm, for making minor excavations backˈing-down noun
backing storage noun (computing) The storage of data externally from the computer in a backing store backing store noun (computing) A large-capacity computer data store supplementary to a computer's main memory backing track noun A recorded accompaniment to a live singer back issue noun A back number of a publication backˈland noun
back lane noun A lane to the rear of a building or buildings backˈlash noun
backˈletter noun (Scots law) A deed attaching a qualification or condition to the terms of a conveyance or other instrument backˈlift noun (cricket or football, etc) A backward lifting of the bat (or leg) before the stroke is played (or ball is kicked) backˈ-light noun (photography) Light falling on a subject from the rear transitive verb To illuminate something from the rear backˈ-lighting noun backˈ-lill (Scot) sometimes (non-standard) -lilt noun The left-hand thumb hole at the back of a bagpipe chanter backˈlist noun Books previously published which a publisher keeps in print, as opposed to newly published books backˈ-load noun A load taken on by a lorry for a return journey intransitive verb To obtain a back-load backˈ-loading noun backˈlog noun
backˈlot noun (film, TV) The outdoor area, often next to the studio, used for exterior scenes backˈmarker noun
back-mutāˈtion noun (biology) see reversion under reverse back number noun
backˈ-office adjective Of staff, etc who work in banks, the Civil Service, etc, behind the scenes out of the public view backˈ-of-the-enˈvelope adjective (of a calculation) performed quickly and without scrupulous regard to accuracy backˈpack noun A pack carried on the back, a rucksack intransitive verb To carry a pack on the back, esp as a hiker backˈpacker noun backˈpacking noun back pass noun (football) A pass from a player to his or her own goalkeeper, which the goalkeeper is not allowed to handle back passage noun
back pay noun
back-pedˈal intransitive verb
back-pedˈalling noun backˈpiece or backˈplate noun A piece or plate of armour for the back back pressure noun (engineering)
backˈ-projection noun The projection of film onto the back of a special screen so as to be seen from the other side as a background to action taking place in front of the screen back rest noun The part of a seat which supports the sitter's back back room noun A place where secret work is done backˈroom adjective (of people) doing important work behind the scenes, esp in secret back-rope see backband above. back row noun (rugby) The line of forwards at the back of a scrum backˈ-row adjective backˈsaw noun A saw stiffened by a thickened back backˈscatter noun (physics) The deflection of radiation or particles by scattering through angles greater than 90º with reference to the original direction of travel transitive verb To scatter in this way backˈscratch intransitive verb backˈscratcher noun
backˈscratching noun
back-seat driver noun
backˈset noun
backsey /bakˈsīˈ/ noun (Scot) Sirloin backˈ-shift noun
backˈside noun
backˈsight noun
backˈ-slang noun Slang in which every word is pronounced as if spelt backwards backˈ-slapping adjective Vigorously and demonstratively cheery noun Such an approach, manner or behaviour towards associates backˈslash noun (computing) A character consisting of a line sloping from top left to bottom right backˈslide intransitive verb To slide or fall back in faith, morals or work, etc backˈslider noun backˈsliding noun backˈspace (or /-spāsˈ/) intransitive verb To move the cursor of a computer or the carriage of a typewriter one or more spaces back by means of a particular key noun
backˈ-spaul or -spauld noun (Scot)
backspeirˈ or backspeerˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb (Scot) To cross-question backˈspin noun (sport) A rotary movement against the direction of travel of a ball imparted to reduce its momentum on impact backˈstabbing noun The act of treacherously criticizing someone to whom one poses as a friend backˈstabber noun backstageˈ adjective and adverb (lit and figurative) Behind the scenes, unobserved by the public backˈstairs plural noun Servants' or private stairs of a house adjective Secret or underhand backˈstall noun A garrotter's confederate on the lookout behind backstartˈing adjective (Spenser) Starting back backˈstays plural noun
backˈstitch noun (needlework) A stitch in which the needle enters behind, and comes out in front of, the end of the previous stitch (also intransitive verb and transitive verb) backˈstop noun
back story noun The events supposed to have happened before the incidents portrayed in a film, novel, etc back straight noun The straight part of a racecourse or track farthest from the finish backˈstreet noun
backstreet abortion noun An abortion performed by an unqualified person operating illicitly back stretch noun A back straight backˈstroke noun
backˈswimmer noun An aquatic insect of the Notonectidae family which swims on its back, propelled by its back legs backˈswing noun (sport) The first stage in a swing of a club, racket, etc, in which it is swung back and away from the ball backˈsword noun
backswordˈman noun back talk noun (N American) Backchat back-to-backˈ adjective
backˈtrack intransitive verb
noun
backˈtracking noun back translation noun The re-translation of a translated text into the original language to test the quality of the original translation backˈup or backˈ-up noun
backup file noun (computing) A copy of a computer file to be used in the event of the original file being lost or corrupted backup light noun (N American) Reversing light backˈveld /-felt/ noun (S Afr) Country remote from towns adjective Remote, rustic, primitive backvelˈder /-dər/ noun backˈward-looking adjective
backˈwards-compatible adjective (computing)
backˈwash noun
transitive verb
backˈwater noun
backˈwoods plural noun
backwoodsˈman noun
backˈword noun
backˈwork noun (mining) Work done underground but not at the coalface backˈworker noun backˈ-wounding adjective (Shakespeare) Backbiting backyardˈ noun
adjective (of a person) operating a small business from domestic premises, as backyard mechanic, or practising unofficially or illegally back and fill (nautical)
back and forth To and fro back down
back of (US) Behind back off
back out
back to front
back to nature Back to a simple way of life (also often backˈ-to-naˈture adjective) back up
backward and forward To and fro back water To row or turn the paddle wheels backwards bend, fall or lean over backwards (informal) To try very hard to be accommodating or to please break the back of
get off someone's back To stop pestering or bothering someone get someone's back up (informal) To annoy or irritate someone give or make a back To take up position for leapfrog have one's back to the wall To be in a very difficult or desperate situation have someone's back (chiefly US inf) To protect someone keep, place or put on the back burner To set aside, postpone work on, or keep in reserve for later consideration or action know something backwards To have a thorough knowledge of something on the back of
put one's back into To put great effort into ring bells backward To begin with the bass bell, in order to raise the alarm see the back of To be rid of or finished with set one's or put someone's back up To show or arouse resentment, irritation or anger take a back seat To withdraw into an inconspicuous or subordinate position talk through the back of one's neck see under neck the Backs The grounds of Cambridge colleges backing onto the River Cam to the backbone Through and through |
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