verb + backwards
常与表示移动、倾斜的动词连用，说明动作朝后方进行。
He walked backwards out of the room.
他倒退着走出了房间。
反向地；倒着；同backward；与backward同义；参见用法说明；反向地
与backward同义；参见用法说明
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
向后
at or to or toward the back or rear
反向地
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
She accidentally put her shirt on backwards.
她不小心把衬衫穿反了。
用法提示：backwards作副词，表示“反向地”，说明衣服前后颠倒。
When I walked backwards, I bumped into the wall.
我向后退时撞到了墙。
用法提示：backwards作副词修饰动词walked，表示“向后移动”。
Please read the list backwards, starting from the last item.
请从最后一项开始倒着读这份清单。
用法提示：backwards作副词，表示“按相反顺序、倒着”。
常与表示移动、倾斜的动词连用，说明动作朝后方进行。
He walked backwards out of the room.
他倒退着走出了房间。
表示按与正常顺序相反的方向读、拼或说。
She can say the alphabet backwards in ten seconds.
她能在十秒内倒着背出字母表。
表示来回、反复地；美式英语更常说 back and forth。
The boat rocked backwards and forwards on the waves.
船在浪中来回摇晃。
表示衣物等的前后穿反或戴反。
You've got your hat on backwards.
你的帽子戴反了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He backwards walked into the room.
正确表达He walked backwards into the room.
表示方向的副词（backwards、forward、sideways 等）在英语中通常放在动词（及其宾语）之后；汉语的"向后"位于动词之前，学习者容易按汉语语序直译成 backwards walked。改为 walked backwards 才符合英语语序。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please give me the book backwards tomorrow.
正确表达Please give me the book back tomorrow.
表示"归还、返回原处"要用 back（副词性小品词），不能用 backwards；backwards 只表示"向后、朝反方向"。汉语"还回来"里的"回"被误当成 backwards，是典型的词义混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子I met him three years backwards.
正确表达I met him three years ago.
表示"……以前"要用 ago（或 back），backwards 不表示时间上的"以前"，它只表示空间或顺序上的"向后、反向"。这是把汉语"三年前"的"前"错套到 backwards 上。
来回地；前后地
The pendulum swung backwards and forwards.
钟摆来回摆动。
倒退；退步
Without new investment, the company will go backwards.
没有新的投资，公司就会倒退。
向后倒下
He lost his balance and fell backwards.
他失去平衡，向后倒了下去。
竭尽全力；千方百计
The staff bent over backwards to make us feel welcome.
员工们竭尽全力让我们感到宾至如归。
退步；倒退的一步
Many see the new law as a step backwards.
许多人认为新法律是一种倒退。
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She has lived here for years and knows the streets backwards.
她在这里住了很多年，对这里的街道了如指掌。