| 词组 | backwards |
| 释义 | backwards If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction your back is facing. The hummingbird can fly backwards. He overbalanced and stepped backwards onto a coffee cup. The little creature swivels its head through 180 degrees to look directly backwards over its shoulder blades. If you do something backwards, you do it the opposite way to the usual way. Listen to the tape backwards. Note that backwards is only used as an adverb. ◊ 'backward' Speakers of American English usually say backward instead of 'backwards'. The snout hit Hooper in the chest and knocked him backward. In both British and American English, backward is used as an adjective. A backward movement or look is one in which someone or something moves or looks backwards. She took a backward step. Without a backward glance, he walked away. When backward is an adjective, it can only be used in front of a noun. For another meaning of backward, see entry at ↑ |
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