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backwards

adverb
 
🔊/ˈbækwədz/
🔊/ˈbækwərdz/
(also backward especially in North American English)
Idioms
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  1.  
     towards a place or position that is behind向后
    • I lost my balance and fell backwards.我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。🔊🔊
    • He took a step backwards.他退后一步。🔊🔊
    • I stumbled backwards and fell. 我跌倒了跌倒了。
    opposite forward
  2.  
     in the opposite direction to the usual one朝反方向；倒着
    • ‘Ambulance’ is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror.ambulance 是倒着写的，以便在镜中认读。🔊🔊
    • In the movie they take a journey backwards through time.影片中的人作逆时光旅行。🔊🔊
    • ‘Evil’ spelled backwards is ‘live’.向后拼写的“邪恶”是“活的”。
    • I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backwards.我觉得时间似乎已经停止，时钟倒退了。
  3.  
     towards a worse state每况愈下地
    • I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards.我觉得回去和我父母一同生活会更糟。🔊🔊
    opposite forward
  4. (North American English)
    (British English back to front)
    if you put on a piece of clothing backwards, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be（衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反）
Idioms
backward(s) and forward(s)
  1. from one place or position to another and back again many times来来回回
    • She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair.她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。🔊🔊
    • The film skips backwards and forwards through time.电影在时间上向前和向后跳跃。
bend/lean over backwards (to do something)
  1. to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair尽力；竭力
    • I've bent over backwards to help him.我已尽最大努力帮助他。🔊🔊
know somebody/something backwards
  1. (especially British English, informal) 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 backwards by now.她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。🔊🔊