Backward
['bækwəd] or ['bækwɚd]
解释:
(adj.) directed or facing toward the back or rear; 'a backward view' .
(adj.) (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; 'a backward lover' .
(adj.) having made less than normal progress; 'an economically backward country' .
(adj.) retarded in intellectual development .
(adv.) in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; 'it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege''; 'the child put her jersey on backward'.
录入:玛丽埃塔--From WordNet
解释:
(adv.) Alt. of Backwards
(a.) Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.
(a.) Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
(a.) Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.
(a.) Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.
(a.) Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.
(a.) Already past or gone; bygone.
(n.) The state behind or past.
(v. i.) To keep back; to hinder.
录入:鲁道夫
同义词及近义词：
a. [1]. Averse, unwilling, reluctant, loath, disinclined, indisposed, wavering, hesitating.[2]. Dull, sluggish, slow, stupid, stolid.[3]. Late, tardy, behindhand, after the usual time.
ad. Regressively, rearwards, aback, behind, ABAFT.
编辑:米考伯
同义词及反义词：
[See BACKWARDNESS]
弗里达编辑
解释:
adv. towards the back: on the back: towards the past: from a better to a worse state: in a direction opposite to the normal—also Back′wards.—adj. Back′ward keeping back: unwilling: slow: late: dull or stupid.—n. the past portion of time.—n. Back′wardation percentage paid by a seller of stock for keeping back its delivery till the following account.—adv. Back′wardly.—n. Back′wardness.—Backward and forward to and fro.—To ring bells backward to ring them beginning with the bass bell in order to give tidings of dismay.
乔安娜录入
例句:
- But immediately afterwards the armature springs backward and makes contact at _P_ and the entire operation is repeated. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- One workman is seen cutting a long strand from a hide which he turns round as he cuts, while another man walks backward with this, twisting it as he goes. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Will you, she said, go backward or forward? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- They had proceeded but a short distance when a backward glance revealed to the horrified gaze of Mr. Philander that the lion was following them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Hortense, when she mentioned Louis, described him as having what she called des moyens, but as being too backward and quiet. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I was backward, seemed desirous of being excused, had not had sufficient time to correct, &c. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- I ran to the hydrant, leaned over backward, opened my eyes, and ran the hydrant water right into them. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- When the gate is raised, the water moves forward, but the motion, so to speak, runs backward. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- The process bears as much resemblance to statecraft as sitting backward on a runaway horse does to horsemanship. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- As I was ignorant of the month in which Sir Percival was born, I began my backward search with the early part of the year. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- No, said Will, shaking his head backward somewhat after the manner of a spirited horse. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- The scene before the reddleman's eyes was a gradual series of ascents from the level of the road backward into the heart of the heath. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Those deep gray eyes rather near together--and the delicate irregular nose with a sort of ripple in it--and all the powdered curls hanging backward. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- In one of the backward moves, on the 6th, the division commanded by General Prentiss did not fall back with the others. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- This bar-clasp could be moved backward and forward on a rod as the spinner’s hand would do when stretching the thread and winding it on. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- This annular space is increased at will by means of the lever L, which acts upon a screw whose office is to cause the pipe B and its attached parts to move backward or forward. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Unless the powder from a badly fitting cartridge happens to spurt backward, one may fire many shots without leaving a sign. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I've seen unfortunate little creatures left to servants, or backward ones pushed forward, when it's real cruelty. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- In a sense the mind of savage peoples is an effect, rather than a cause, of their backward institutions. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- No, I am ignorant and backward, Joe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Yes, said Will, impetuously, shaking his head backward, and looking away from her with irritation in his face. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- He, too, had caught a fleeting backward glimpse of cruel yellow eyes and half open mouth within startling proximity of his person. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- With,' returned the man, pointing backward over his right shoulder with his right thumb, 'the T'other Governor? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- This arrangement interfered with correct meter registration, as the meters on one side of the system registered backward during the hours in which the combination was employed. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- He fell backward in his chair, and, clasping his hands together, gazed on the apparition with a mingled look of abhorrence and fear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- If a mirror is held so that a ray of light strikes it in a perpendicular direction, the light is reflected backward along the path by which it came. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Thinkest thou our word is a feather, to be blown backward and forward between us? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- To answer this, we must carry the reader backward in his history. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Before the officers had taken a dozen backward steps the men were upon them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- But she's an old brick, said Alfred, rising from his chair, and pulling Mary's head backward to kiss her. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
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