backward

adj.

1. 向后的；朝后的
   directed or moving towards the back
   1. She strode past him without a backward glance .
      她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
2. 倒退的；反向的
   moving in a direction that means that no progress is being made
   1. She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step.
      她觉得回到家乡生活就是没出息。
3. 落后的；进步缓慢的
   having made less progress than normal; developing slowly
   1. a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity
      该国的一个落后地区，没有铺设马路也没有电力
   2. a backward child
      迟钝儿童
   3. She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy) .
      她勇敢地站出来。

In American English, backward is usually used as an adverb instead of backwards.Backward is also sometimes used in this way in formal British English. See backwards for these uses.
美国英语通常将backward用作副词，而不用backwards。正式的英国英语中有时也有这种用法。此类用法参见backwards。

1. ADJ 向后的，往后的（一些人亦使用backwards)
   A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
   1. He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry...
      他打开2号公寓的门，回头瞥了拉里一眼，然后就进了房间。
   2. He did a backward flip.
      他做了一个后空翻。
2. ADJ 倒退的；不进反退的
   If someone takes a backward step, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage.
   1. At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work...
      到了一定的年龄，就不可能再退回去干不需要技能的工作。
   2. Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
      许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
3. ADJ-GRADED 落后的
   A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines.
   1. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country.
      我们应当为落后的祖国加快变革的脚步。
4. ADJ-GRADED 迟钝的；学习吃力的
   A backward child has difficulty in learning.
   1. ...research into teaching techniques to help backward children...
      关于帮助落后孩子的教学方法研究
   2. I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.
      我学走路和说话都很慢，所以我父母以为我很迟钝。

1. He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry
   他打开2号公寓的门，回头瞥了拉里一眼，然后就进了房间。
2. He did a backward flip.
   他做了一个后空翻。
3. At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work
   到了一定的年龄，就不可能再退回去干不需要技能的工作。
4. Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
   许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
5. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country.
   我们应当为落后的祖国加快变革的脚步。
6. I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.
   我学走路和说话都很慢，所以我父母以为我很迟钝。
7. He took two steps backward
   他后退了两步。
8. The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.
   那辆车把那人来回轧了两次，先是倒着轧的，再是往前开着轧的。
9. The child is backward in his studies.
   这孩子的学习成绩属下游。
10. The backward place has changed into an industrial centre.
    那落后的地方变成了工业中心。
11. The rainy season is backward this year.
    今年雨季来得晚。
12. The crops are early [ backward] this year.
    今年的庄稼早[晚]熟。
13. You can not be unkind to your mother when she has bent over backward to please you.
    你母亲一直竭力使你愉快，你不能冷待她。
14. Those in the north had little idea how to govern the economically backward south.
    北方的统治者也不清楚该如何管理经济落后的南方地区。
15. She is forward in English but backward in math.
    她的英语有进步，但数学落后。
16. She gave me a backward glance.
    她回头看了我一眼。
17. People still think of it as a backward country.
    人们依旧认为这是一个落后的国家。
18. This part of the country is still backward; there are no railways or motor-roads, and no electricity.
    这一地区仍很落后；没有铁路或公路，也没有电力。
19. But the choice is between the right change and the wrong change, between going forward and going backward.
    但是这里有正确和错误的变化，有前进和倒退的变化。
20. Comparing with modern enterprise management system, its system is relatively backward and old.
    相对于现代化的企业管理系统比较落后和成就。
21. I know this book backward.
    我对这本书是倒背如流。
22. And analyzed the reasons of these problems: the concept of consumer in China is relatively backward;
    并分析了这些问题背后的原因：中国消费者的消费观念比较落后；
23. Backward inland waterways have been improved distinctively.
    内河航道落后面貌得到了明显改善。
24. The upper thighs can move forward, backward, and outwards.
    在大腿能够迈步向前，向后和向外。
25. He stepped backward and fell over the cliff.
    他向后退了一步就从悬崖上掉下去了。
26. According to Western standards of developed countries, then the Palestinian areas is poor and backward place.
    如果按西方发达国家的标准，那么巴勒斯坦地区无疑是个贫穷和落后的地方了。
27. He slips backward down the development tree.
    他滑倒了发展落后的树。
28. What time is the same spelling backward and forward?
    什么时候是相同的拼写向后和向前的？
29. He took a backward step and ran away.
    他向后退了一步，跑了。
30. The main contents of backward engineering technology have been introduced in this paper.
    文章阐述了逆向工程技术的主要内容。

  backward backwards【导航词义：向后】

  backward adj., adv. 向后的（地）；落后的

〔辨析〕作形容词“向后的”解时只作定语；作副词时，词义同 backwards，可换用。

  backwards adv. 向后地，倒退地

〔辨析〕只作副词，不可用作形容词。

adj

1. directed or facing toward the back or rear
   1. a backward view

2. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
   1. a backward lover

3. having made less than normal progress
   1. an economically backward country

4. retarded in intellectual development

   Synonym:    half-wittedslow-wittedfeebleminded

adv

1. in or to or toward a past time
   1. set the clocks back an hour
   2. never look back
   3. lovers of the past looking fondly backward

   Synonym:    back

2. at or to or toward the back or rear
   1. he moved back
   2. tripped when he stepped backward
   3. she looked rearward out the window of the car

   Synonym:    backbackwardsrearwardrearwards

3. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
   1. it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
   2. the child put her jersey on backward

   Synonym:    backwards