behindhand 166 |
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。一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 〇/ 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是…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〖.他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 在(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。◊
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.这: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 w〇5 terrib/y behind in his worfc•他积压了大M工知。
靈
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 -丨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
BEAUTY
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力’ndi嗯care师,我们理应认真研究这些发现。
beige /bei3/
喊
light yellowish-brown in colour 浅褐色 的;米黄色的►
be丨ge ziown [U] being
/_bi:iq/ /?own 1 [U] existence 存在;生存:77ie
Jris/i