behind

英 [b?'ha?nd] 美[b?'ha?nd]

近義詞backward

反義詞

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復數(shù):?behinds;

behind 在后面

前綴be-, 強調(diào)。hind, 后面，見hindsight, 后見之明。

behind: behind: [OE] Behind was compounded in Old English times from the prefix bi- ‘by’ and hindan ‘from behind’. This second element, and the related Old English hinder ‘below’, have relatives in other Germanic languages (German hinten and hinter ‘behind’, for example), and are connected with the English verb hinder, but their ultimate history is unclear. Modern English hind ‘rear’ may come mainly from behind.
=> hind, hinder
behind (adv.): Old English behindan "behind, after," from bi "by" + hindan "from behind" (see hind (adj.)). The prepositional sense emerged in Old English. Euphemistic noun meaning "backside of a person" is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905. Behind the scenes (1711) is from the theater; figurative sense attested by 1779.

1. I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend'swife.: 我意識到自己在簾子后面吻著至友的妻子。

2. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.: 他勉強能看到柜臺后面的小個子男人。

3. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.: 埃利奧特跨過終點線時僅比對手落后半秒鐘。

4. Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease.: 嘲笑聲的背后潛伏著一種越來越強烈的不安。

5. He ordered them to stack up pillows behind his back.: 他命令他們把幾個枕頭疊放在自己的背后。