back
n
1 part or surface of an object that is furthest from the front; part that is less used, less visible or less important 後部; 後面; 背面; 反面
If you use mirrors you can see the back of your head. 使用兩個鏡子能看見自己的頭的後部.
The index is at the back (of the book). 索引在(書的)末尾.
The child sat in the back (of the car) behind the driver. 那孩子坐在(汽車的) 後部, 司機身後的位置上.
I was at the back (of the cinema) and couldn't see well. 我坐在(電影院的)後排, 所以看不好.
Write your address on the back (of the cheque). 把你的地址寫在(支票的)背面.
a room at the back of the house 房屋內(nèi)靠後面的一個房間
a house with a garden at the back 有後花園的房屋
You can't cut with the back of the knife. 用刀背就無法切割.
the back of one's hand, ie the side with the nails and the knuckles 手背. Cf 參看 front 1.
2
(a) rear part of the human body from the neck to the buttocks; spine 人體的背部; 脊椎骨
He lay on his back and looked up at the sky. 他仰臥著觀看天空.
She broke her back in a climbing accident. 她在一次攀登事故中折斷了脊梁骨.
(b) part of an animal's body that corresponds to this 動物的脊背
Fasten the saddle on the horse's back. 把鞍子系在馬背上. =>illus at horse 見horse之插圖.
3 part of a garment covering the back 後襟.
4 part of a chair against which a seated person's back rests 椅子的靠背; 椅背. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xvi.
5 (in football, etc) defensive player whose position is near the goal (足球等)後衛(wèi).
6 (idm 習(xí)語) at the back of one's mind in one's thoughts, but without being of immediate or central concern 在內(nèi)心中(但并非急事或要事)
At the back of his mind was the vague idea that he had met her before. 他隱隱約約地覺得以前曾經(jīng)見過她. the ,back of bey`ond an isolated place, far from a centre of social and cultural activity 與外界隔絕的地方; 遠(yuǎn)離鬧市的地方
They live somewhere at the back of beyond. 他們住的地方遠(yuǎn)離鬧市. ,back to `back with back against back 背靠背
Stand back to back and let's see who's taller. 背靠背站好, 看看誰的個子高.
back adj (esp attrib and in compounds; no comparative or superlative 尤用於定語及復(fù)合詞中; 無比較級或最高級)
1 situated behind 位置在後的: a back garden 後花園
the back door 後門 * back teeth 槽牙
`back streets, ie usu narrow streets in a poor part of a town 後街(通常指城鎮(zhèn)貧民區(qū)中狹窄的街道).
2
(a) of or for a past time 以前的; 過去的
back issues of a magazine 過期的雜志.
(b) owed for a time in the past; overdue 拖欠的; 逾期的
back pay/taxes/rent 積欠的工資[稅款/租金].
3 (phonetics 語音) (of a vowel) formed at the back of the mouth (指元音)後元音的.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) put sth on the back burner (infml 口) put work, etc aside to be dealt with later 將工作等暫時擱置留待以後處理. by/through the back door in an unfair illegal way 走後門(采取不正當(dāng)不合法的手段)
He used his influential friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door. 他利用那些有權(quán)有勢的朋友幫助他走後門, 到政府行政部門任職.
back adv part
1
(a) towards or at the rear; away from the front or centre 往後; 在後; 在背面
Stand back to allow the procession to pass. 往後站, 讓隊伍通過.
Sit well back in your chair. 靠著椅背坐好.
You've combed your hair back. 你已把頭發(fā)梳到後面.
The house stands back (ie at some distance) from the road. 那房屋離公路有一段距離.
We passed a garage, about a mile back. 我們...
?? 擴展釋義
*[b?k]a. 后面的vt. 使后退, 支持vi. 倒退, 背靠ad. 向后地n. 背部, 后面【醫(yī)】 背部, 背, 靠背【經(jīng)】 支持, 訂貨; 向后地相關(guān)詞組: back of beyond be glad to see the back of... behind someone's back in back of... to put someone's back up to back down to back onto sth at sb's back to back of... back to back behind sb's back be on one's back be on sb's back to break sb's back to break the back of sth to cast sth behind one's back to get off sb's back on the back of... to put one's back into sth to rip up the back to see the back of sb to talk through the back of one's neck with one's back to the wall