Translation of "backwards" - English-Mandarin Chinese dictionary

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backwardsadverb

uk ​ /ˈbæk.wədz/ us ​ /ˈbæk.wɚdz/ mainly UK US usually backward

B1 towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction

向后
I walked backwards towards the door. 我向门口退去。
He took a step backwards to allow her to pass. 他向后退了一步，让她过去。
He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight..." 他开始倒计数：“10，9，8…”
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forwards

› returning to older and less effective ways

倒退
The breakdown in negotiations will be seen as a step backwards. 谈判破裂将被看成是倒退。
backwards and forwards

› first in one direction and then in the opposite one

来来回回
Paul paced anxiously backwards and forwards. 保罗焦急地来回踱着步。

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bend/lean over backwards

(Translation of “backwards” from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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