backwards

backwards
(亦作 backward)
adverb
  1. (of a movement) away from one's front; in the direction of one's back
    向后地
    Penny glanced backwards.
    彭尼朝后瞥了一眼。
    he took a step backwards.
    他向后退了一步。
    ■in reverse of the usual direction or order
    反向地
    count backwards from twenty to ten.
    从20倒数到10。
  2. (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point
    向反方向地
    the tape rolled backwards.
    磁带回卷。
    ■towards or into the past
    回溯（过去）
    the film looks backwards towards the stage melodramas from which it springs.
    影片回顾了它的舞台传奇剧前身。
    ■towards or into a worse state
    每况愈下地
    a step backwards for the economy.
    经济再度下跌。
常用词组
backwards and forwards
  1. in both directions alternately; to and fro
    来来回回
    he paced backwards and forwards nervously.
    他紧张地来回踱步。
bend (或 fall 或 lean) over backwards
  1. (informal)make every effort to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful
    (非正式)竭尽全力（尤指为实现公平或给予帮助）
    we have bent over backwards to ensure a fair trial for the defendants.
    我们竭尽全力保证对被告公平审判。
know something backwards
  1. be entirely familiar with something
    了如指掌
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