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backwards
常考释义
For the better part of a century, most biologists have been reluctant to use those words, mindful of a principle of evolution that says ‘evolution cannot run backwards’.
近一个世纪以来，大部分生物学家不情愿去使用这个词，因为他们信守着“进化是不可逆转的”这一进化原理。
来源于：剑雅10-Test4adv. to bend over backwards to do sth;to lean over backwards to do sth;to fall over backwards to do sth：（尤指为了取悦某人）尽力做某事
Everyone bent over backwards to try to make them feel at home.
每个人都竭尽所能，努力让他们觉得舒适自在。
We leant over backwards to make sure that candidates from minority groups were given a fair chance.
我们竭尽全力确保来自少数派团体的候选人得到公平的机会。
adv. to know sth backwards;to know sth backwards and forwards：对…了如指掌；对…倒背如流
I asked about one or two things that interest me and she really did know the subject backwards.
我问了我感兴趣的一两个问题，她对这一主题真是了如指掌。
adv. 倒着地；逆着地
Count backwards from ten to zero.
从10倒数到0。
He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
他倒着干，从顶部往下建房子。
adv. 向后地；倒退地；背部在先地；向后地
He walked backwards, glancing constantly over his shoulder.
他后退着走，不断地回头瞥一眼。
Keeping your back straight, swing one leg backwards.
背部挺直，一条腿向后甩。
He fell backwards into the water.
他仰面倒在水中。
I spent days walking backwards and forwards between the boss's office and my own.
我有好几天时间都在老板办公室和我自己的办公室之间来回穿梭。
People travel backwards and forwards to and from London.
人们来来回回出入伦敦。
adv. 每况愈下地；恶化地
There has been no progress, in fact I think we're going backwards.
没有什么进展，实际上我觉得我们的情况越来越糟。
The patient was slipping backwards.
患者病情每况愈下。
Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards.
政府对企业增加干预将意味着倒退。
adv. （时间上）向后地，往回地
Some people prefer to look backwards instead of looking ahead to the future.
一些人更愿意回顾过去，而不是展望未来。
adv. 朝着起源地
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