| 单词 | backward |
| 释义 | backward —backwardly, adv. —backwardness, n. /bak"weuhrd/, adv. Also, backwards. 1. toward the back or rear. 2. with the back foremost. 3. in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. 4. toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes. 5. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward. 6. backward and forward, thoroughly: He knew his lesson backward and forward. Also, backwards and forwards. adj. 7. directed toward the back or past. 8. reversed; returning: a backward movement; a backward journey. 9. behind in time or progress; late; slow: a backward learner; a backward country. 10. bashful or hesitant; shy: a backward lover. [1250-1300; ME bakwarde. See BACK1, -WARD] Syn. 9. tardy; retarded, underdeveloped. 10. disinclined; timid, retiring. Ant. 1. forward. |
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