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behind

/bih-hahynd/US // bɪˈhaɪnd //UK // (bɪˈhaɪnd) //

后面,后面的,后边,后头

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Definitions

prep.介词 preposition
  1. 1
    • : at or toward the rear of:Look behind the house.
    • : not keeping up with, later than; after: behind schedule.
    • : in the state of making less progress than: We can't afford to fall behind our competitors.
    • : on the farther side of; beyond: behind the mountain.
    • : originating, supporting, or promoting: Who's behind this program?
    • : hidden or unrevealed by: Malice lay behind her smile.
    • : at the controls of: behind the wheel of a car.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : at or toward the rear; rearward: to lag behind.
    • : in a place, state, or stage already passed.
    • : in arrears; behindhand: to be behind in one's rent.
    • : slow, as a watch or clock: more than 20 minutes behind.
    • : as a cause or often latent feature of: Behind their harassment lay the traditional fear of foreigners.
    • : in a situation that exists afterward: The victim left behind a large family.
    • : Archaic. in reserve; to come: Greater support is yet behind.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : following: the man behind.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. the buttocks.

Phrases

  • behind bars
  • behind closed doors
  • behind in
  • behind someone's back
  • behind the eight ball
  • behind the scenes
  • behind the times
  • behind time
  • come from behind
  • drop behind
  • fall behind
  • get behind
  • power behind the throne
  • put behind one
  • wet behind the ears
  • with one arm tied behind one's back

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?

  • Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.

  • I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.

  • Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.

  • Prosecutors wanted him to spend at least 10 years behind bars.

  • Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.

  • More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.

  • In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

  • The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

  • I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.