backward
gb/bˈækwɚd/ us/bˈækwɚd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adverb
A2
relation
1
Toward the back
Moving or facing toward the back, not forward.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to move [something/someone] backward
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'backward' with 'backwards'. Both are correct in American English, but British English prefers 'backwards' for movement.
คำพ้องความหมาย
rearward (More formal and less common, often used in military or technical contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
forward (Indicates movement toward the front, opposite of backward.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
step backward
|look backward
|move backward
|fall backward
หัวข้อ
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She took a step backward to avoid the puddle.
- The car rolled backward down the hill.
- He leaned backward in his chair and stretched.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He moved backward to see the picture.
- The chair fell backward.
- I walked backward to the door.
adjective
B1
relation
2
Facing the back
Pointing or facing toward the back.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a backward [position/look/facing]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Sometimes confused with 'upside down' or 'reversed', which describe different orientations.
คำพ้องความหมาย
rear-facing (Technical description, often for seats or equipment.)
คำตรงข้าม
forward-facing (Indicates orientation toward the front.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
backward glance
|backward seat
|backward tilt
หัวข้อ
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The child sat in a backward seat for safety.
- He gave her a quick backward glance.
- The camera was mounted in a backward position.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The seat is backward.
- She looked with a backward glance.
- The car has a backward camera.
adjective
B2
property
3
Less developed or advanced
Not as modern or developed as other people or places.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a backward [country/area/system]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
May be mistakenly used for 'shy' when describing people; use 'reserved' or 'introverted' instead.
คำพ้องความหมาย
underdeveloped (Common term for countries or regions lacking economic and industrial development.)
คำตรงข้าม
advanced (Indicates a high level of development or progress.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
backward region
|backward technology
|socially backward
หัวข้อ
society
|technology
|core_vocabulary
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- The region remains economically backward despite recent investments.
- They called the policy socially backward.
- Some rural areas are still technologically backward.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This is a backward town.
- The machine is backward and slow.
- The school is backward in teaching.
adverb
A2
relation
4
In reverse order
Starting at the end and going to the beginning.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to count [numbers] backward
คำพ้องความหมาย
in reverse (Common phrase meaning in the opposite order.)
คำตรงข้าม
forward (In normal order from start to finish.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
count backward
|spell backward
|read backward
หัวข้อ
education
|time
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She counted backward from ten to zero.
- The movie plays the scene backward for effect.
- He spelled his name backward as a joke.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I count backward from ten.
- We read the list backward.
- He said the word backward.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
backward
IPA
GB/bˈækwɚd/
US/bˈækwɚd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
back - ward (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (back)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: backward
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
bend over backward
1/bˈɛnd ˈoʊvɚ bˈækwɚd/
idiom
informal
Make a big effort to help
To try very hard to help someone or make them happy.
ตัวอย่าง
- The staff bent over backward to make our stay enjoyable.
- She bent over backward to meet the deadline.
play something backward
1/plˈeɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ bˈækwɚd/
fixed phrase
Play recording in reverse
To make a song, video, or movie go from end to start instead of start to end.
ตัวอย่าง
- They played the video backward to show the trick.
- He played the song backward to find hidden words.
take a step backward
1/tˈeɪk ə stˈɛp bˈækwɚd/
fixed phrase
Move one step back
To move your body one step toward the back.
ตัวอย่าง
- She took a step backward to avoid the dog.
- He took a step backward in surprise.