backwards
adverb
mainlyUKuk/ˈbæk.wədz/us/ˈbæk.wɚdz/(USusuallybackward)B1
towards thedirectionthat isoppositeto the one in which you arefacingoroppositeto theusualdirection:
向后地Iwalkedbackwards towards thedoor.我向门口退去。
He tookastepbackwards toallowher topass.他向后退了一步，让她过去。
Hebegancountingbackwards: "Ten, nine, eight..."他开始倒计数：“10，9，8…”
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forwardsmainlyUK
in the opposite to a forward direction
- backwardsUKThe dog growled and I took a step backwards.
- backHe leant back on the sofa.
- in reverseI put the car in reverse.
- the wrong way aroundThe batteries are in the wrong way around.
- back to frontUKHe always wears his baseball cap back to front.
returningtoolderand lesseffectiveways:
倒退地Thebreakdowninnegotiationswill beseenasastepbackwards.谈判破裂将被看成是倒退了一步。
backwards and forwards
first in onedirectionand then in theoppositeone:
来来回回Paulpacedanxiouslybackwards andforwards.保罗焦急地来回踱着步。
- When thecarhithim he wasthrownbackwards two or threemetres.
- To go backwards, you must put thecarintoreversegear.
- Shesteppedbackwards andfellover achair.
- Hetiltedhischairbackwards and put hisfeetup on hisdesk.
- Themovementof theshipcausedthemasttoswaybackwards andforwards.
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
- back and forthidiom
- back to frontphrase
- backward
- counterclockwise
- lateral
- laterally
- libration
- retro
- right/wrong way roundidiom
- round
- saw
- side
- stand
- swept-back
- there and backidiom
- to and fro
- to-ing and fro-ing
- whipsaw
- wrong
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Custom, tradition & conformity
Idiom
bend/lean over backwards