- towards a place or position that is behind倒退的；反向的
- I lost my balance and fell backward.我失去了平衡，跌倒了。
- He took a step backward.他向后退了一步。
- I stumbled backward and fell. 我跌跌撞撞跌倒了。
opposite forward (1) - in the opposite direction to the usual one向后的；朝后的
- In the movie they take a journey backward through time.在电影中，他们穿越时光倒流。
- ‘Evil’ spelled backward is ‘live’.向后拼写的“邪恶”是“活着的”。
- I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backward.我感觉好像时间已经停止，时钟倒退了。
- towards a worse state向后的；朝后的
- I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backward.我觉得和父母住在一起会倒退一步。
opposite forward (3) - (North American English)
(British English back to front)
if you put on a piece of clothing backward, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be （衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反） Word OriginMiddle English: from earlier abackward, from aback.
Idioms - from one place or position to another and back again many times来来回回
- She rocked backward and forward on her chair.她在椅子上前后摇摆。
- The film skips backward and forward through time.电影在时间上向前和向后跳跃。
bend/lean over backward (to do something)
- to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair尽力；竭力
- I've bent over backward to help him.我向后弯下腰来帮助他。
know somebody/something backwards
- (informal, especially British English) to know somebody/something extremely well对…了如指掌（或倒背如流）；把…背得滚瓜烂熟
- She must know the play backward by now.她必须知道现在的倒退。