backward

向后、往后美式

She glanced backward to see if anyone was following her.

她往后看了一眼，确认有没有人跟著她。

倒著、逆向、从后往前

He can recite the whole alphabet backward in ten seconds.

他能在十秒内把整个字母顺序倒著背出来。

倒退、退步

Cutting the budget would take the program backward.

削减预算会让这个计划倒退。

滚瓜烂熟、彻底口语

She knows the manual backward and forward after years on the job.

做了这么多年，她对这本手册早就滚瓜烂熟。

向后的、往后的

He gave the empty house one last backward glance.

他最后回头看了那栋空屋一眼。

落后的、不发达的可能带贬义

The report described the region as economically backward.

报告形容该地区在经济上相当落后。

倒退的、退步的

Many voters saw the new policy as a backward step.

许多选民认为这项新政策是种倒退。

羞怯的、内向的旧式

He was never backward about telling people what he thought.

他从来不会不敢把自己的想法告诉别人。