看似簡單的"back"卻一點都不簡單
英語有很多實用小詞。一個看似簡單的"back"卻一點都不簡單。今天我們一起了解"back"的用法。
后退
move backward；make sth backward
She backed against the wall, terrified.
她嚇得后退，緊貼著墻。
You'll have to back the car up into the garage.
你得倒車入庫。
后面的
We were sitting in the back row,so it is hard to see the singer clearly.
我們坐在后排所以很難看清歌手的樣子。
過去的、過期的
back number：專指過期的雜志期刊
It doesn't matter. It was a back number anyway.
沒關系，反正都是過期的雜志。
拖欠、積欠的
a back pay/rent/taxes
He was unemployed and owed 2 months'back rent.
他失業了且欠了兩個月的房租。
The boss must provide back rent with workers.
老板必須把積欠的工資支付給員工。
背后的原因
at the back of
Could you feel anything at the back of it?
你知道這里面的名堂嗎？
at the back of mind
內心所想，但不是很確定的東西
I have an idea at the back of mind that I met him somewhere.
我好像記得似乎在哪里見過他。
依靠某人
be one's back
He must be his back because he has no choice.
他必須依靠他因為別無他法。
turn one's back on
①把背轉向他人，形容不理睬別人，衍伸為拒絕他人
I turned to him for help ,but he turned his back on me.
我向他求助，但他不愿搭理我。
②背棄、放棄
She turned her back on what she insisted
她放棄了一直以來所堅持的。
瞞著別人；背著別人做某事
behind one's back
We should not speak ill of a man behind his back, which is impolite.
我們不應該背地里說別人的壞話，這是不禮貌的。
退居二線、次要地位；知趣靠邊站
take a back seat
The senior took a back seat and made room for the young and new ideas.
長者退居二線讓位給年輕人和新思想。
前前后后，來來回回
back and forth
The wind moved the twigs gently back and forth.
風輕輕地吹著樹枝來回搖晃。
往返，來回
there and back
Can I go there and back in one day？
我一天內來回趕得了嗎？
其他常見短語：
break one's back（全力以赴）
back down(退出)
answer back（頂嘴）
bring back to health(恢復健康)
come back(回來；重新流行；想起來)
hand back (物歸原主）
pay back(還清）
sit back (袖手旁觀）
win back（重新贏回）
turn back(折回；往回走）
run/roll back(倒帶）
bite back(很快抑制自己，沒有說出不該說的話）