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Don't forget to lock the door behind you (=? when you leave), d} H id If 5E H M
±<, 0 The sun disappeared behind the
clouds. — compare in
front of at front
n. o note at back
2 making less progress than sb/sth A:
He’s behind the rest of the
class in reading. jteWCWfkA o We’re
behind schedule (= late), ffc W X W |£M & J...
3
giving support to or approval of sb/sth AH; HjA: She knew that, whatever she
decided, her family was right behind her. ifeWMC
4
responsible for starting or developing sth Ji • • •/*
A ( ‘k M ) W 0 : What’s
behind that happy smile (= what is causing it)? Aft A A 5Al>? O He was the man behind the plan to
build a new hospital, life Wt Ik % M M fL ff E K W A»
5
used to say that sth is in sb’s past ( ^AW ) M
A: The accident is behind you
now, so try to forget it.
0 She has ten years’ useful experience behind her. fg $Sc ±
m adv. 1 at or towards the back of sb/sth;
further back A ( s!fc|nj ) •■•Wfsffi; ZE&h:
She rode off down
the road with the dog running behind. ffyffiAJp ffi^F$filf 0 0 The
others are a long way behind.
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0 He was shot from behind as he ran away. ffej§
$1 Bt fs # A7 #» 0 7 had fallen so far behind that it seemed
pointless trying to catch up.
A^, 2 in the place where
sb/sth is or was H M : I was told to stay
behind after school (= remain in school), ©To
o This bag was left behind after the class. j&AAiUlktT ATifJp Wo 3 ~ (with/in sth) late in paying
money or completing work J® A; IRJ3E ( Jl# ) : She’s fallen behind with the
payments. ME^j&AftifcXo 0 He was terribly behind in his work. fifefiiEkTAllf^o mnoun (informal) a person’s bottom. People often say
‘behind’ to avoid saying ‘bottom’. ( X|s]
bottom, iftA, BP H IS: ) PgiTl backside : The dog bit him on his
behind. H^TftfeWHfiio
behind hand /bi'haindhaend/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (with/in sth) late in
doing sth or in paying money that is owed ffiA; They
were behindhand in settling
their debts. fMt&W&BtMfm#0
be-hold
/bi'hauld;
NAmE bi'hould/ verb (beheld /bi'held/, beheld) [VN] (old use or literary) to look at or see sb/sth H; HE: Her
face was a joy to behold. g 0 ❖ They beheld a bright
star shining in the sky. fMI m\ 7HR AjW&fto B see lo
be holden /bi'hauldan; NAmE -'hould-/ adj. ~ to sb (for sth) (formal) owing sth to sb because of
sth that they have done for you ( ) &Wt,
liilh X
Alt: She didn’t like to be beholden to anyone.
ftfeAJE
AfiMAWIf.
be hold er /bi'haulda(r); NAmE -'hould-/ noun STTm see
BEAUTY
be-hove /bi'hauv; NAmE bi’houv/ (BrE) (NAmE behoove /bi'huiv/) verb [VN to
inf] it
behoves sb to do sth (formal) it is right or necessary for sb to do sth
Zt ( % A ) : It behoves us to
study
these findings carefully. fH 51JHA J5 A ® A 5JL
beige /beys/ adj. light yellowish-brown in colour $5 fife W; fe W ► beige noun [U] being /’biiiri/ noun 1 [U]
existence A??: The
well-being 2 [C] a living creature A$?J: human
beings A 0 a strange being from another planet A g % — M 5£ W
PS A A % 3 [U] (format) your mind and all of your feelings &
£1 !§§ 1#; # >[>: 7 hated him with my whole being.
f&M.'frEfS'tllfl&o — see also be v. bejewelled (BrE) (US be-jew-eled) /bi‘d3u:ald/ adj. (literary)
decorated with precious stones; wearing
jewellery W; Mfc5tSW
bel /bel/ noun (technical A ip)
a measurement of sound equal to io decibels
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