back
gb/bˈæk/ us/bˈæk/
A1
Anh
~ 2100
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
rear of the upper body
The part of your body behind your chest, from your neck to your waist.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s back
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'back' (body part) with 'back' meaning 'return'. Context decides the meaning.
Từ đồng nghĩa
rear (More general; can refer to the back of any object, not just the body.)
Từ trái nghĩa
front (Refers to the opposite side of the body or object.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
back pain
|straight back
|turn your back
Chủ đề
anatomy
|daily life
|body
|health
Ví dụ
- He hurt his back while lifting boxes.
- She lay on her back and looked at the sky.
- I patted him on the back for encouragement.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My back hurts after work.
- He sleeps on his back.
- She has a strong back.
adverb
A1
relation
2
toward a previous location
To go to a place where you were before.
Mẫu sử dụng:
go/come back to [place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Confusing 'back' (return) with 'again'. 'Back' suggests returning to a previous place or state; 'again' means repeating an action.
Từ đồng nghĩa
return (More formal; often used as a verb.)
Từ trái nghĩa
away (Indicates movement in the opposite direction.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
come back
|go back
|look back
Chủ đề
movement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- I need to go back to the office.
- She came back from vacation yesterday.
- He looked back at the house one last time.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I will go back home now.
- She came back to school.
- He looked back at me.
Động từ
B1
action
3
support or endorse someone/something
To say or show that you support someone or something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
back [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners confuse 'back' (to support) with 'backup' (noun meaning extra help or copy). They are related but not interchangeable.
Từ đồng nghĩa
support (Very close in meaning; 'support' is more general and common.)
Từ trái nghĩa
oppose (Means to disagree with or act against something.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
back a plan
|back a candidate
|fully back
Chủ đề
relationships
|politics
|business
Ví dụ
- The board decided to back the new proposal.
- I will back you if you decide to run for office.
- Several celebrities backed the charity event.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I will back my friend in the game.
- They back the new idea.
- She backs him in the meeting.
Danh từ
A1
entity
4
rear side of an object/place
The part of something that is behind or opposite from the front.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the back of [something]
Từ đồng nghĩa
rear (Often interchangeable; 'rear' is slightly more formal.)
Từ trái nghĩa
front (Opposite side of an object or space.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
back of the house
|back cover
|at the back
Chủ đề
directions
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The instructions are on the back of the package.
- We parked at the back of the building.
- There’s a garden at the back of our house.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The shop is at the back of my house.
- There is a label on the back of the box.
- We stand at the back of the room.
Động từ
A2
action
5
move in reverse direction
To move a car or other thing backwards.
Mẫu sử dụng:
back [vehicle/object] [direction]
Từ đồng nghĩa
reverse (Technical term for moving backwards, especially for vehicles.)
Từ trái nghĩa
advance (Means to move forward.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
back up the car
|back into a space
Chủ đề
transportation
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- He backed the car out of the driveway.
- Can you back up a little?
- She accidentally backed into another vehicle.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Please back the car slowly.
- He backs into the garage.
- She backs up her bike.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
back
IPA
GB/bˈæk/
US/bˈæk/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
back (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (back)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: back
- Plural: back, backs
Verb
- Base: back
- 3rd Person Singular: backs
- Present Participle: backing
- Past: backed
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
back and forth
1/bˈæk ˈænd fˈɔɹθ/
fixed phrase
repeated movement in two directions
Moving first one way and then the other way again and again.
Ví dụ
- The children ran back and forth across the yard.
- We talked back and forth for hours.
back and forth
1/bˈæk ˈænd fˈɔɹθ/
fixed phrase
repeatedly in opposite directions
from one side to the other many times
Ví dụ
- The kids ran back and forth across the yard.
- We went back and forth by email for a week.
- She rocked back and forth in her chair.
back in the day
1/bˈæk ˈɪn ðə dˈeɪ/
idiom
informal
in the past, nostalgically remembered time
Talking about a time in the past that you remember fondly.
Ví dụ
- Back in the day, we didn’t have smartphones.
- He often talks about how things were better back in the day.
back up
1/bˈæk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
copy data, reverse, or support claim/person
To make a copy of data, move backwards, or give support for what someone says or does.
Ví dụ
- Remember to back up your files regularly.
- The truck backed up slowly into the alley.
- She backed up her argument with facts.
behind someone's back
1/bɪhˈaɪnd sˈʌmwˌʌnz bˈæk/
idiom
without someone's knowledge, secretly and unfairly
To do something without someone knowing, often something bad or dishonest.
Ví dụ
- They made fun of him behind his back.
- She was angry that they had planned it behind her back.
get off my back
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf mˈaɪ bˈæk/
idiom
informal
stop bothering or criticizing me
Stop telling me what to do or criticizing me all the time.
Ví dụ
- I’ll do it later, so get off my back!
- He told his boss to get off his back about deadlines.