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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

behind [bɪ'haɪnd]
  1. 1. preposition (at the back of) 在…后面
    Behind the cottage was a shed.
    小屋后面一个棚子
  2. 2. preposition (supporting) 支持
    The country is behind the President.
    整个国家支持总统
  3. 3. preposition (in race,career etc) 落后于
  4. 4. preposition (responsible for) 对…负责
    It is not clear who is behind the killing.
    谁是这次谋杀幕后策划者目前尚不清楚
  5. 5. adverb (at/towards the back) 在/向后面
    I sat in the front row and Mick sat behind.
    我坐在前排米克坐在后面
  6. 6. adverb [stay] [ wait+] 留在原处
    Afterwards Ian asked me to stay behind.
    后来伊恩叫我留在原处
  7. 7. noun [inf] (buttocks) 屁股
    to be behind (schedule)
    落后于(计划)
    we're behind (them) in technology
    技术方面我们没有(他们)那么
    to get behind
    落后
    to leave sth behind
    落下
    to get left behind
    [person+] 被甩掉

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]
  1. 1. adverb 在后地,朝后地,从后方地
    The chair can then be safety tucked away behind furniture.
    然后椅子可以安全地折叠起来放到家具后面
    The final runners were far behind.
    最后一批选手远远落在后面
    He followed behind.
    他跟在后面
    Seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front.
    这间房子后面看比从前面更为气派
  2. 2. adverb 遗留在后地,留在原处
    Nasir crawled out of his destroyed house, leaving his dead relatives behind.
    纳西尔爬出被毁坏房子,而死去亲人没有出来
    He took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind.
    随着尖锐的胎碾地声,他飞速驶出,一下子其他车都甩在了后面
    When he died he left much unfinished work behind.
    去世时候留下了很多未完成的工作
    The children left their books behind.
    孩子们把书本抛之脑后。
  3. 3. adverb 延迟地,晚,慢
    I usually set my watch to be five minutes behind.
    通常把表调慢五分钟。
    My watch is running behind.
    我的手表慢了。
  4. 4. adverb 落后地,不如
    Most poorer countries are 50 years behind the developed countries.
    大部分贫穷国家发达国家落后50年。
    Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers.
    他们的公司客户竞争方面落在了竞争对手后面
  5. 5. adverb 过期地,拖欠地,欠债地
    I have fallen behind with my credit card payments.
    我的信用卡已经欠费了。
    He fell behind with his mortgage payments.
    抵押贷款到期了他还没有支付
  6. 6. adjective 落后的,落下的,不如
    The home team is behind at the moment.
    主场球队暂时落后
  7. 7. n.[c] 臀部屁股
    After sitting for too long, his behind began to hurt.
    他坐得太久了,屁股开始疼。
  8. 8. preposition 作……的后盾支持
  9. 9. preposition 在(向)……之后,在(向)……的后面
  10. 10. preposition 落后于不如
  11. 11. preposition 迟于,晚于
  12. 12. preposition 在……的另一边

Collins English-English Dictionary

behind [bɪ'haɪnd]
  1. 1. prep in or to a position further back than; at the rear of; at the back of
  2. 2. prep in the past in relation to
    I've got the exams behind me now
  3. 3. prep late according to; not keeping up with
    running behind schedule
  4. 4. prep concerning the circumstances surrounding
    the reasons behind his departure
  5. 5. prep backing or supporting
    I'm right behind you in your application
  6. 6. adv in or to a position further back; following
  7. 7. adv remaining after someone's departure
    he left it behind
  8. 8. adv in debt; in arrears
    to fall behind with payments
  9. 9. adj [postpositive] in a position further back; retarded
    the man behind prodded me
  10. 10. n [Spoken] the buttocks
  11. 11. n [Australian rules football] a score of one point made by kicking the ball over the behind line between a goalpost and one of the smaller outer posts (behind posts)
  12. 12. n [Etymology] Old English behindan

Examples

to walk behind
在后面走
My joy lies behind.
过去我曾有过欢乐的时光。
to drop behind in one's studies
某人在学习上落后
The train was running behind.
火车晚点。
He sat behind me.
他坐在我后面。

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