backward
gb/bˈækwɚd/ us/bˈækwɚd/
A2
英语
~ 1400
义项
0 个义项
adverb
A2
relation
1
Toward the back
Moving or facing toward the back, not forward.
用法模式：
to move [something/someone] backward
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'backward' with 'backwards'. Both are correct in American English, but British English prefers 'backwards' for movement.
近义词
rearward (More formal and less common, often used in military or technical contexts.)
反义词
forward (Indicates movement toward the front, opposite of backward.)
搭配
step backward
|look backward
|move backward
|fall backward
主题
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She took a step backward to avoid the puddle.
- The car rolled backward down the hill.
- He leaned backward in his chair and stretched.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
a backward [position/look/facing]
常见错误：
Sometimes confused with 'upside down' or 'reversed', which describe different orientations.
近义词
rear-facing (Technical description, often for seats or equipment.)
反义词
forward-facing (Indicates orientation toward the front.)
搭配
backward glance
|backward seat
|backward tilt
主题
daily life
|movement
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The child sat in a backward seat for safety.
- He gave her a quick backward glance.
- The camera was mounted in a backward position.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
a backward [country/area/system]
常见错误：
May be mistakenly used for 'shy' when describing people; use 'reserved' or 'introverted' instead.
近义词
underdeveloped (Common term for countries or regions lacking economic and industrial development.)
反义词
advanced (Indicates a high level of development or progress.)
搭配
backward region
|backward technology
|socially backward
主题
society
|technology
|core_vocabulary
|education
例句
- The region remains economically backward despite recent investments.
- They called the policy socially backward.
- Some rural areas are still technologically backward.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
to count [numbers] backward
近义词
in reverse (Common phrase meaning in the opposite order.)
反义词
forward (In normal order from start to finish.)
搭配
count backward
|spell backward
|read backward
主题
education
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She counted backward from ten to zero.
- The movie plays the scene backward for effect.
- He spelled his name backward as a joke.
学习者例句
- I count backward from ten.
- We read the list backward.
- He said the word backward.
语法
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- She took a step backward to avoid the dog.
- He took a step backward in surprise.