backwardKK [ˋbækwɚd] /ˈbækwɚd/副詞1向後、往後美式She glanced backward to see if anyone was following her.她往後看了一眼，確認有沒有人跟著她。2倒著、逆向、從後往前He can recite the whole alphabet backward in ten seconds.他能在十秒內把整個字母順序倒著背出來。3倒退、退步Cutting the budget would take the program backward.削減預算會讓這個計畫倒退。4滾瓜爛熟、徹底口語She knows the manual backward and forward after years on the job.做了這麼多年，她對這本手冊早就滾瓜爛熟。形容詞1向後的、往後的He gave the empty house one last backward glance.他最後回頭看了那棟空屋一眼。顯示全部 8 個義項形容詞2落後的、不發達的可能帶貶義The report described the region as economically backward.報告形容該地區在經濟上相當落後。3倒退的、退步的Many voters saw the new policy as a backward step.許多選民認為這項新政策是種倒退。4羞怯的、內向的舊式He was never backward about telling people what he thought.他從來不會不敢把自己的想法告訴別人。