backwards + noun
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示“向后的、朝后的”，修饰 glance、step、movement 等名词。
She gave a backwards glance at the door before leaving.
离开前，她朝门口向后瞥了一眼。
backward的同义词；参见用法说明
directed or moving toward the back
backward的同义词；参见用法说明
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
She took a cautious backwards step when the dog barked.
狗叫起来时，她小心地向后退了一步。
用法提示：这里 backwards 是形容词，修饰 step，表示“向后的”。
He threw a backwards glance at the empty house before walking away.
他临走前回头看了一眼那所空房子。
用法提示：这里 backwards 是形容词，修饰 glance，表示“朝后的”。
The label has a backwards arrow, so please turn the box around.
标签上的箭头指向后方，所以请把盒子转过来。
用法提示：这里 backwards 是形容词，修饰 arrow，表示“朝向后面的”。
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示“向后的、朝后的”，修饰 glance、step、movement 等名词。
She gave a backwards glance at the door before leaving.
离开前，她朝门口向后瞥了一眼。
作表语时说明方向反了或前后颠倒，常与 seem、look 等系动词连用。
The whole procedure seems backwards to me.
在我看来，整个流程似乎是颠倒的。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please close the backwards door of the car.
正确表达Please close the back door of the car.
表示“位于后部的”要用形容词 back（如 back door 后门、back seat 后座）；backwards 作形容词只表示“朝后的、向后的”这一方向，不表示“在后部的”位置，因此这里应改为 back。
grammar · medium
易错句子He backwards the car into the garage.
正确表达He backed the car into the garage.
backwards 是形容词或副词，不能作谓语动词；汉语“倒车”对应的英语动词是 back，句中需用其过去式 backed。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bank is backwards the post office.
正确表达The bank is behind the post office.
表示“在……后面”的位置关系要用介词 behind，它后面直接接宾语；backwards 是表方向的形容词/副词，不能作介词带宾语，所以不能把汉语的“后面”直译成 backwards。
向后的一瞥
She gave a quick backwards glance before leaving the room.
她离开房间前快速向后瞥了一眼。
倒退的一步；退步
Many critics saw the new rule as a backwards step.
许多批评者认为这项新规定是一种倒退。
向后的运动
The device records the backwards motion of the vehicle.
这个装置记录车辆的向后运动。
向后的方向
The wheels suddenly turned in a backwards direction.
轮子突然朝后方转动。
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