backward

中英词典：backward

形容词

1. 向后的；倒退的
2. 落后的；迟钝的
3. 反向的；相反的

形容词例句：

1. He took a backward step. (他退了一步。)

2. The country is still backward in terms of technology. (从技术上看，这个国家仍然落后。)

3. The team made a backward pass. (该队进行了一次倒传。)

名词

1. 落后；倒退
2. 后面；背后

名词例句：

1. The company has made great progress and there is no turning backward. (公司取得了巨大的进步，不会倒退。)

2. He glanced backward before crossing the street. (他在过马路前往后看了一眼。)

词语辨析

backward, retrograde, regressive

这三个词都可以形容向后或倒退的含义。但在使用上有所不同：

• backward 是最常用的，可以指人或事物的行为、进步或发展方面的倒退。
• retrograde 有时用于形容天体运动的倒退，也可以指人类社会、制度、文化等的倒退。
• regressive 主要用于指社会、政治、经济等方面的倒退。

词汇扩充

backwardness (名词) - 落后；迟钝

backwardly (副词) - 向后地；倒退地

backwardness (名词) - 落后；迟钝

backwardness (名词) - 落后；迟钝

近义词

backwards, rearward, retrograde, regressive, behind, astern

反义词

forward, progressive, advanced

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）

backward

1. adjective
1. moving or facing towards the direction that is behind you
2. less advanced than others in progress, development, or achievement
2. adverb
1. towards the direction that is behind you

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）

backward

1. adjective
1. directed behind or to the rear
2. reluctant to advance or progress
2. adverb
1. to or in a reversed direction or manner

用法

1. backward 可以作为形容词或副词，表示"向后的"、"倒退的"，也可以表示"落后的"、"迟钝的"。

2. 作为形容词，backward 可以用来修饰名词，表示该名词的方向或状态。

3. 作为副词，backward 用来表示动作或行为的方向。

中英双语例句

1. He took a backward step. (他退了一步。)

2. The country is still backward in terms of technology. (从技术上看，这个国家仍然落后。)

3. The team made a backward pass. (该队进行了一次倒传。)

4. She glanced backward before crossing the street. (她在过马路前向后看了一眼。)

5. The company has made great progress and there is no turning backward. (公司取得了巨大的进步，不会倒退。)

6. He is a backward student who needs extra attention. (他是一个需要额外关注的落后学生。)

7. The government aims to eliminate the country's backwardness in education. (政府旨在消除该国在教育方面的落后。)

8. The car suddenly moved backward. (汽车突然倒退了。)

9. He tied the rope backward. (他把绳子倒着系上了。)

10. The team made a backward pass to gain some time. (该队进行了一次倒传，赢得了一些时间。)

11. The backward policies of the regime led to widespread discontent among the people. (政权的落后政策导致了人们的普遍不满。)

12. The country's backward economy is in need of significant reforms. (该国落后的经济亟需重大改革。)

13. He always looks backward and refuses to embrace new ideas. (他总是向过去看，不愿接受新思想。)

14. The team is moving backward instead of progressing forward. (该队正在倒退而非前进。)

15. The students are encouraged to never look backward and always strive for success. (鼓励学生们永不回头，始终追求成功。)

16. The company's backward technology is hindering its growth in the market. (公司落后的技术正在妨碍其在市场上的发展。)

17. The backwardness of the region is evident in its lack of basic infrastructure. (该地区的落后在其基础设施的缺乏上表现得很明显。)

18. The country is trying to bridge the gap between its backward agricultural practices and modern techniques. (该国正试图弥合其落后的农业实践与现代技术之间的差距。)

19. The team is moving backward on the leaderboard after a series of losses. (该队在一连串失利后在排行榜上后退了。)

20. The government needs to invest in education to lift the nation out of its backwardness. (政府需要在教育方面投资，使国家摆脱落后状态。)