Backward

(adj.) directed or facing toward the back or rear; 'a backward view' .

(adj.) (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; 'a backward lover' .

(adj.) having made less than normal progress; 'an economically backward country' .

(adj.) retarded in intellectual development .

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

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• But immediately afterwards the armature springs backward and makes contact at _P_ and the entire operation is repeated. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• One workman is seen cutting a long strand from a hide which he turns round as he cuts, while another man walks backward with this, twisting it as he goes. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Will you, she said, go backward or forward? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• They had proceeded but a short distance when a backward glance revealed to the horrified gaze of Mr. Philander that the lion was following them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Hortense, when she mentioned Louis, described him as having what she called des moyens, but as being too backward and quiet. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I was backward, seemed desirous of being excused, had not had sufficient time to correct, &c. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• I ran to the hydrant, leaned over backward, opened my eyes, and ran the hydrant water right into them. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• When the gate is raised, the water moves forward, but the motion, so to speak, runs backward. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The process bears as much resemblance to statecraft as sitting backward on a runaway horse does to horsemanship. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• As I was ignorant of the month in which Sir Percival was born, I began my backward search with the early part of the year. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• No, said Will, shaking his head backward somewhat after the manner of a spirited horse. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The scene before the reddleman's eyes was a gradual series of ascents from the level of the road backward into the heart of the heath. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Those deep gray eyes rather near together--and the delicate irregular nose with a sort of ripple in it--and all the powdered curls hanging backward. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• In one of the backward moves, on the 6th, the division commanded by General Prentiss did not fall back with the others. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This bar-clasp could be moved backward and forward on a rod as the spinner’s hand would do when stretching the thread and winding it on. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• This annular space is increased at will by means of the lever L, which acts upon a screw whose office is to cause the pipe B and its attached parts to move backward or forward. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Unless the powder from a badly fitting cartridge happens to spurt backward, one may fire many shots without leaving a sign. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I've seen unfortunate little creatures left to servants, or backward ones pushed forward, when it's real cruelty. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• In a sense the mind of savage peoples is an effect, rather than a cause, of their backward institutions. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• No, I am ignorant and backward, Joe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Yes, said Will, impetuously, shaking his head backward, and looking away from her with irritation in his face. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He, too, had caught a fleeting backward glimpse of cruel yellow eyes and half open mouth within startling proximity of his person. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• With,' returned the man, pointing backward over his right shoulder with his right thumb, 'the T'other Governor? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• This arrangement interfered with correct meter registration, as the meters on one side of the system registered backward during the hours in which the combination was employed. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He fell backward in his chair, and, clasping his hands together, gazed on the apparition with a mingled look of abhorrence and fear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• If a mirror is held so that a ray of light strikes it in a perpendicular direction, the light is reflected backward along the path by which it came. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Thinkest thou our word is a feather, to be blown backward and forward between us? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• To answer this, we must carry the reader backward in his history. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Before the officers had taken a dozen backward steps the men were upon them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• But she's an old brick, said Alfred, rising from his chair, and pulling Mary's head backward to kiss her. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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