backward
UK ['bæk.wəd] US [-wɚd] adjective
NOT CLEVER/MODERN 迟缓
■not advanced 落后的；迟缓的；愚钝的•When he was a child, his teachers thought he was backward (= unable to learn as much as most children).小时候，老师认为他愚笨迟钝。 •People still think of it as a backward country/region/area (= one without industry or modern machines).人们仍然认为这是一个落后的国家／地区。
UK ['bæk.wəd] US [-wɚd] adjective
OPPOSITE DIRECTION 相反方向
■towards the direction which is the opposite to the one in which you are facing 向后的，与面对方向相反的•She left without a backward glance.她头也不回地离去了。 •He did a brilliant backward somersault.他做了一个漂亮的后空翻。
UK ['bæk.wəd] US [-wɚd] adjective
be backward in coming forward
■to be shy and not often express wishes or opinions 羞怯畏缩；不善于表达•I'm sure Matt will tell you what he thinks of the idea - he's not usually backward in coming forward.我相信马特会告诉你他对于这个观点的看法——他一向很直爽。
UK ['bæk.wəd] US [-wɚd] adverb US for
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