Definitions

[1] ad. 向后地, 相反地

[2] adj. 向后的, 相反的

[3] [计] 倒推

[ 'bækwɚd ]

1. Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.
   社會不是在進步，而是在退步。
2. He bent over backward to please his wife.
   他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。
3. For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.
   在过去一个相当长的时期里，社会都是等级制度森严并且极度不公的，做为社会阶级中最大一部分的贫农常常被赋税，战争，饥荒压得喘不过气来，痛苦不堪。
4. Tom took a step backward.
   汤姆后退一步。
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