Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #489
behind
落后的；处于劣势的
having a lower score or losing position in a competition
- 1.
Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
未达到要求或预期的程度；逾期或拖欠
- 2.
Slow.
缓慢的
- 3.
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
比赛中得分较低或处于落后位置
落后的；逾期的；拖欠的；缓慢的；迟钝的；未达到要求或预期的程度；逾期或拖欠；缓慢的；比赛中得分较低或处于落后位置
In use
Our team is behind by ten points.
She was behind in the early laps but caught up later.
I'm behind in the score, but I still have a chance.
behind by two points
Connections
Collocations
- behind schedule
- 落后于计划；误期
- The project is behind schedule.这个项目落后于计划了。
- behind in payments
- 拖欠付款
- He is behind in his rent payments.他拖欠了房租。
- behind the times
- 过时的；落伍的
- Their teaching methods are behind the times.他们的教学方法过时了。
- behind in class
- 落后于课程进度
- She is behind in class because she missed many lessons.她因为缺了很多课而落后于班级进度。
- behind by two goals
- 落后两球
- The team was behind by two goals at halftime.这支球队半场时落后两球。
- behind in work
Learner notes
Memory Tip
behind 可拆成 be + hind，hind 意为“后面的”；想象人或账单落在后面，就是落后、逾期、缓慢。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：finance/debts、work/study、sports behind 作形容词时，多用于日常口语或一般叙述，表示“落后的、拖欠的、缓慢的”。场景上，财务欠款、学习工作进度、体育比分都较常见。正式公文或合同里更常使用 overdue、in arrears 等词，而在日常交流中直接用 behind。语气总体中性偏非正式。
Grammar Note
通常作表语，后接介词in表示在某方面落后。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with behind: they end in the sound /aɪnd/ and are spelled -ind. Lookalike warning: wind is spelled the same way but as a noun it is /wɪnd/ (风) and as a verb it is /waɪnd/ (蜿蜒); only the verb pronunciation rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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