back是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 in, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time -- 在原处；回到原处；恢复原状；返回；回到以前

  • When you take the scissors, remember to put them back. 剪刀用完后记着要放回去。

  • He left a note saying "Gone out. Back soon." 他留了张便条，上面写着“出去一下，马上回来”。

  • She went to Brazil for two years, but now she's back (= has returned). 她去巴西呆了两年，现在回来了。

  • He looked back (= looked behind him) and saw they were following him. 他向后看了看，发现他们正跟着他。

  • Looking at her old photographs brought back (= made her remember) a lot of memories. 看着以前的照片，她想起了许多往事。

  • I was woken by a thunderstorm, and I couldn't get back to sleep (= could not sleep again). 我被雷雨惊醒后，再也无法入睡。

  • The last time we saw Lowell was back (= at an earlier time) in January. 我们最后一次见到洛厄尔是早在1月的时候。

  • This tradition dates back to (= to the earlier time of) the 16th century. 这个传统可追溯到16世纪。

  • If he hits me, I'll hit him back. 如果他打我，我就要还手。

  • You're not just going to let her say those things about you without fighting back, are you? 她那样说你，你不会就此算了吧？

  • I'm busy at the moment - can I call you back? 我现在很忙——我回头给你打过去好吗？

  • I wrote to Donna several months ago, but she hasn't written back yet. 我几个月前给唐娜写过信，但她还没有回信。

• 1 further away in distance -- 向后；远离

  • If we push the table back against the wall, we'll have more room. 如果把桌子往后推，靠着墙，就会腾出更多的空间。

  • "Keep back!" he shouted, "Don't come any closer!" “退后！”他大叫着，“不要再靠近了！”

  • He sat back on the sofa. 他向后靠坐在沙发上。

  • She threw back her head and laughed uproariously. 她仰起头，大笑不止。

  • The house is set back from the street. 那座房子远离公路。

• 2 the inside or outside part of an object, vehicle, building, etc. that is furthest from the front -- 后面；后部；背面

  • He jotted her name down on the back of an envelope. 他在信封背面匆匆记下了她的名字。

  • I found my tennis racket at the back of the cupboard. 我在衣柜的最里边找到了我的网球拍。

  • We sat at the back of the bus. 我们坐在公共汽车的后部。

  • Our seats were right at the back of the auditorium. 我们的座位正好就在剧院的后排。

  • Ted was out/round the back (= in the area behind the house)." 特德在屋后。

  • There is a beautiful garden at the back of (= behind) the house. 房后有个漂亮的花园。

  • If there's no reply at the front door, come round the back. 如果前门没人应答，就去后门。

  • He put his jacket on the back of his chair (= the part of the chair that you put your back against when you sit on it). 他把夹克搭在椅背上。

  • The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back to back in long rows. 办公室里摆满了电脑，我们只好背靠背坐着，排成长排。

  • Coming up after the break, three Rolling Stones classics back to back. 短暂休息过后，接下来是3首滚石乐队经典歌曲连放。

  • You've put your jumper on back to front. 你的套头衫前后穿反了。

• 3 the part of your body that is opposite to the front, from your shoulders to your bottom -- 背部，后背

  • I have a bad back. 我背疼。

  • Sleeping on a bed that is too soft can be bad for your back. 睡太软的床会对背部有害。

  • He lay on his back, staring at the ceiling. 他仰面躺着，眼睛盯着天花板。

  • I turned my back (= turned around so that I could not see) while she dressed. 她穿衣服时我转过身去。

  • She put her back out (= caused a serious injury to her back) lifting a box. 她搬箱子时背部严重扭伤。

• 4 (in some sports, such as football) one of the players in a team who try to stop players from the other team from scoring goals, rather than trying to score goals himself or herself -- （足球等运动的）后卫球员

• 5 to give support to someone or something with money or words -- 支持；资助

  • The management has refused to back our proposals. 管理层拒不支持我们的提议。

• 6 to risk money by saying that you think a horse, team, etc. will win a race, game, or competition in order to win more money if they do -- 下赌注于

  • The horse I backed came in last. 我投注的那匹马得了最后一名。

• 7 to (cause to) move backwards -- （使）后退；使倒退

  • Ann gave up driving when she backed the car into the garage door. 安倒车时撞上了车库大门，于是她从此再也不开车了。

  • Please could you back your car up a few feet so that I can get mine out of the driveway? 请你把车往后倒几英尺让我把车开出车道，好吗？

• 8 to cover the back of something with a material, often to make it stronger or thicker -- 给某物加背衬使其更加坚固或厚实

  • The material is backed with a heavy lining. 这种料子的里衬很厚实。

• 9 at or near the back of something -- 后面的，后部的，背部的

  • She left the house by the back door. 她从后门离开了那座房子。

  • The back seat of the car folds down. 小汽车的后座可以折起来。

• 10 paid after the end of a period of time when it should have been paid -- 延迟的，拖欠的

  • They owe the staff several thousand in back pay. 他们拖欠了员工几千镑工资。

  • back rent/taxes 预期未交的房租/税款