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Donrt forget to lock the door behind you (= when you leave).出门时记着把门锁上◊ 77ie sim disappeared be/iind the douds. £由消失在云层里。compare in front of at front n. o note at back 2 making less progress than sb/sth 落后于He’s behind the .rest / t/ie doss fn reading.他的阅读fk力不及班上其他人We’re behind schedule (= late).我们的工作进度落后了。

3 giving support to or approval of sb/sth 支持;赞成: She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her.她知道无论她作出#么决定;鈿的家 人肯定会支持她的4 responsible for starting or developing sth产生(或发展)的原因What’s behind that happy smi’Ze (='wiiat is causing it)?为什么 会笑得那么开心? ◊ He was the man behind t/ie to bufW a new hospita.就是策划建立新医院的人。

5 used to say that sth is in sb’s past 成为(某 A的),过 去:77ie accident is behfnd you now, so try to /orget it. 这次意外已经球去了,把它忘掉吧◊ She has ten years’ U5e_/W experience behind her.她有十年的经验,能派上 用场。

adv. 1 at or towards the back of sb/sth; further back 或向卜.•的后面;在后面较远处She rode o#down the road with the dog running be/imd.她骑车沿路而去, 狗跟在后面奔跑着The others are a Zong way behind. 其余的人远远地落在后面ife was shot_/irm behind as he ran away他逃跑时后背'中 了弹◊ J had/aHen so/ar behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up.

太多,似乎追赶下去也毫无意义2 in the place where sb/sth is or was 留在原地J was toW to stay behind a_/fer school (= remain in school)我被告知放学后留下。

.◊ TTiis bag was behind a/iter the doss.:个书包是有 人下课后落下的。3 ~ (with/in sth) late in paying money or completing work 拖欠;积压(工作):She’s/aHen behind with t/ie payments.已经拖欠付款了◊ He w5 terrib/y behind in his worfc他积压了大M工知。

noun [informal) a person’s bottom. People often say ‘behind’ to avoid saying ‘bottom,.(义同 bottom,委成 说法,即屁股)PCT71 backside The dog bit him on his behind.狗咬了他的屁股。

be-hind-hand /bi'haindhaend/ adj. [not before noun] with/in sth) late in doing sth or in paying money that is owed 拖欠;拖拉rhey were behfnShancHn setting their debts他们没有及时还清债务。 be*hold /bi'heuld; NAmEbi'hoiAd/ verb (be-held /bi'held/, be-held) [VN] {old use or literary) to look at or see sb/sth 看;看见:Her/ace was a joy to behoW•她的容貌十分悦 目.They beheW a bright star s/iining in the sfcy.彳也们 看到了一颗明亮的星在天空中闪闪发光M see lo be-holden /bi_hauldan; AMmf -11〇〇1(1-/ flt/y••〜to sb (for sth) {formal) owing sth to sb because of sth that they have done for you (因受恩惠而心存)感激,感谢;欠 人情She didn’t iifce to be behoWen to anyone.她不愿 欠任何人的情。

be-hold-er /bi'hauld0(r); NAmE -'hould-/ noun iT»!71 see

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be-hove /bi'hauv; NAmE bi'houv/ {Br£) {NAmE be-hoove /bi'hu:v/) verb [VN to inf] it behoves sb to do sth (/ormfl/) it is right or necessary for sb to do sth 对(某 人)来说理应,应当,有必要ft behoves us to study these’ndicare,我们理应认真研究这些发现。 beige /bei3/ light yellowish-brown in colour 浅褐色 的;米黄色的► bege ziown [U] being /_bi:iq/ /?own 1 [U] existence 存在;生存:77ie Jris/i free State came mto being i‘n 2922.爱尔兰自由邦 成立于 1922 年。A new era was brought mto being by the war.那场&争使得一个新的时代产生了。see also well-being 2 [C] a living creature 生物:human bet’ngs ◊ a strange being _/irm another pZanet 来自另一星球 的陌生生物 3 [U]. (/bmjfl/) your mind and all of your feelings 思想感情;身心:J hated him with my w/ioZe Wng.我从心底憎恨flL — see also be v. be-jew-elled [Br£] {US be-jew-eled) /bi'd3u:9ld/ adj. (literary) decorated with precious stones; wearing jewellery饰以珠宝的;佩戴珠宝的 be /bel/ not/n (tecfm/o// 术语a measurement of sound equal to_ 10 decibels贝,‘贝尔声音计量单位,等于10 分贝)