happen one after the other 接连地；接二连三，back to 'front (价E) (AM/r?£ back.wards) if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and
put the back where the front should be ,(衣服）前后_倒 (或前后穿反）：I think you've got that sweater
on back to
A〇nt.我觉得你把毛衣前后穿反了。一compare inside out at inside n. — picture
o inside
be glad, etc. to see the back of sb/sth [informal, especially Br£) to be happy that you
will not have to deal with or see sb/sth again because you do not like them or
it 庆幸终 于摆脱（不喜欢的人或事物）：Was JpZeased to see
the back 〇/her/ 寘食‘兴不4再见到她了！ behind sb’s ’back without sb’s knowledge
or permission 背着某人；背地 里；私下：Have you been talking about me behind my bacfc?你们是不是在背后说我的闲话？ ◊ They went ahead and so〖d it be/u_nd my bade.他们径自背着我把它卖了。
—compare
to SB’s face at face n. be on sb，s 'back {informal) to keep asking or
telling sb to do sth that they do not want to do, in a way that they find
annoying 缠磨；烦扰 break the ’back of sth to 合nish the largest or
most important part of a task 完成（任务等）的主要
部分 get/put sb’s ’back up (/n/omifl/) to annoy
sb 惹 恼：77iat sort 〇/ attitude reaHy gets my baefc up/ 那种 态度实在叫我恼 A! get off sb’s 'back (/Vj/omw/) to stop annoying sb, for
example by criticizing them, or asking them to do sth不再烦扰某人（如停止批评或缠磨等）： Just get ojJ my bac^
vWH you/ 请别烦我 T 蛀吗！ have your .back to the 'wall [informal] to be in a difficult
situation in which you are forced to do sth but are unable to make the choices
that you would.like 处于背 水一战的境地；没有退路off the ,back of a •丨orry (8rtE， informal, humorous) goods that fell off the back of a lorry were probably stolen.
People say or accept that they came 'off the back of a lony1 to
avoid saying or asking where they really came from..(指货物等）'来路 不明 on the back of sth as a result of an achievement or a success
由于（某项成就 7
: The profits growth
came on the back 〇/a 26 per cent rise fn saZes.利润增长
来自 26% 的销售额增长。（f丨at) on your back (/njbrmfl/) in bed
because you are ilpsiclc 因病卧床；卧_: .She’s been/[at
on her back/or over a weefc now.她臣卜病有…个 多星期了。◊ (f/lgwrat/Ve)
77ie
« adj. [only before noun]
►
AWAY FROM FRONT 后面 1
located behind or at the back of sth背后的；后面的；后部的：We were sitting m the bade row.我们坐在后排。◊ bacfc teeth 臼卑◊ a bade room (=
one at the back of a building)后室（位争建筑 物后部）◊ the baefc^a^e 〇/a newspaper 报纸最末一页
—compare front adj.(l)
►
FROM PAST 过去 2
of or from a past time 过去的；旧时 的：a back number 〇/ the
magazine —份过期杂志
►
OWED 拖欠 3
owed for a time in the past 到漁未付的； 拖欠的：back pay/toces/rent欠薪/叙/租圣
►
PHONET丨CS 语音 4 语音）（of a vowel 元音）
produced
with the back of the tongue in a higher position than the front, for example
/a:/ in English 舌后的，后位性的（舌髙点位于口腔后部发音0 —compare central(5), front adj.{2)
HM1 on the back 'burner {informal) (of an idea, a plan,
etc.把主意、计划等）left for the present time, to be done or
considered later 暂时 _ 置一.see also back-burner —compare on
the front burner at front adj.
madv. For the special uses
of back in phrasal
verbs, look at the entries
for the verbs. For example