backwards
形容词
1. 向后的;倒退的
【词汇扩充】backwards和backward都可表示“向后的;倒退的”意思,但backwards更常用于英式英语,backward更常用于美式英语。
【用法】通常用作表语或定语。
【近义词】backward, retrograde
【反义词】forward, ahead
【柯林斯词典】in a direction towards the back or rear; towards the past
【牛津词典】towards the direction behind or past something
2. 颠倒的;相反的
【词汇扩充】backwards也可表示“颠倒的;相反的”意思,常用于短语“turn something backwards”中。
【用法】通常用作定语。
【近义词】reversed, inverted
【反义词】normal, straight
【柯林斯词典】turned or facing towards the back or rear; opposite to the usual way
【牛津词典】directed or facing towards the back or rear; in the opposite direction to usual
名词
1. 向后;倒退
【词汇扩充】backwards也可表示“向后;倒退”意思,常用于短语“take a step backwards”中。
【用法】通常用作主语或宾语。
【近义词】retreat, regression
【反义词】forward, advance
【柯林斯词典】the direction towards the back or rear; the opposite of forwards
【牛津词典】in or into a backward or reverse position or direction
2. 倒装
【词汇扩充】在语法中,backwards可指代动词的倒装形式。
【用法】通常用作主语或宾语。
【柯林斯词典】the reversal of the normal order of words, for emphasis or in some question
【牛津词典】the inversion of the normal order of words, for emphasis or in some types of question
例句
1. He stepped backwards to let her pass.(他向后退一步让她通过。)
2. The car was moving backwards down the hill.(汽车正倒车下坡。)
3. I turned the shirt backwards to see the logo.(我把衬衫颠倒过来看标志。)
4. The teacher asked us to write our names backwards.(老师要求我们把名字倒写。)
5. The horse took a step backwards.(马后退了一步。)
6. We need to take a step backwards to reevaluate our strategy.(我们需要退后一步重新评估我们的策略。)
7. She turned the book backwards to find the page she needed.(她把书倒转过来找到她需要的页面。)
8. The car's reverse gear allows it to move backwards.(汽车的倒档使其能够向后移动。)
9. The film tells a story in backwards chronological order.(这部电影以倒叙的时间顺序讲述一个故事。)
10. He took a step backwards in his career after the setback.(在遭受挫折之后,他的事业退了一步。)
11. She turned the photo frame backwards to hide the picture.(她把相框倒置起来,隐藏照片。)
12. The company is going backwards financially.(该公司在财务上处于倒退状态。)
13. The gymnast performed a backwards somersault.(体操运动员完成了一个后空翻。)
14. The child wrote his name backwards.(那个孩子把他的名字倒写了。)
15. The team needs to step backwards and rethink their strategy.(团队需要退后一步,重新思考他们的策略。)
16. The reverse button on the remote control makes the DVD player go backwards.(遥控器上的倒退按钮使DVD播放器倒带。)
17. The backwards movement of the enemy troops surprised us.(敌军部队的倒退行动让我们感到惊讶。)
18. The teacher asked the students to read the passage backwards.(老师要求学生们倒读这段文章。)
19. The backwards flow of the river caused flooding in the nearby town.(河水的倒流导致了附近城镇的洪水。)
20. The backwards spelling of the word reveals its hidden meaning.(这个单词的倒拼法揭示了它的隐藏含义。)