【backwards】 - A-level备考词汇

backwards

UK:  ['bækwə(r)dz]

US:  ['bækwərdz]

adj.

1.〔电信〕向反方向的,向后的

2.后退的;倒

3.落后;不合潮流

4.退钝的,天资鲁钝,不够聪敏;低能的;浅陋无知

5.不愿意;吞吞吐吐

6.推迟

adv.

1.向后,在后,在后方;倒,逆;回向原处

2.向后;逆;〔史〕往上

3.向后;背朝前

4.颠倒,倒过来

5.退堂鼓

1 . When you seek to avoid the truth, you'll put a great amount of effort into a pursuit that will take you backwards.
当你试图回避真实的时候，你会把大量的努力放在将令你倒退的追求中。

2 . "Students would stand up and say 'It was our fault. We were high on opium. We were weak and backwards, " ' she said.
她说“学生会站起来说，‘那是我们的失败，我们被鸦片麻醉，我们软弱并且落后。’”

3 . "I've read about their interest in me, but playing in Serie B again would be a step backwards in my career, " he said.
“我已经从报纸上获悉他们对我感兴趣，但是再次出现在乙级对我的职业生涯来说是一个倒退”，他说。

4 . As she rowed backwards and forwards she sang softly to herself. The woman listening hardly, and thought she had never known so sweet a song.
她来来回回划船时轻轻地哼着歌儿，女人竖着耳朵听着，她觉得从来没听过这么一首甜美的歌。

5 . I agree, China is no longer the backwards nation it is still made out to be.
我同意，中国已经不再是落后国家。