behind

preposition

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

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at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them在（或向）…的後面；在（或向）…的背面
- Who's the girl standing behind Jan?站在簡身後的女孩是誰？
- Stay close behind me.緊跟在我後面。
- a small street behind the station車站後面的小街
- She glanced behind her.她扭頭朝背後掃了一眼。
- Don't forget to lock the door behind you (= when you leave).出門時記着把門鎖上。
- The sun disappeared behind the clouds.太陽消失在雲層裏。
Which Word? at the back / at the rear / behind
at the back / at the rear / behind
- At the back and at the rear have a similar meaning, but at the rear is used more in formal or official language: at the back 和 at the rear 意義相近，但 at the rear 多用於正式或官方語言：What’s that at the back of the fridge?冰箱盡裏頭那東西是什麽？Smoking is only allowed at the rear of the aircraft.只有飛機後艙允許抽煙。 It is more usual to talk about the back door of a house but the rear exit of an aircraft or public building. If something is behind something else it is near to the back of it but not part of it. Compare: Our room was at the back of the hotel我們的房間在旅館靠後面的地方。 and There’s a lovely wood just behind our hotel.我們酒店後面有一片可愛的樹林。
compare in front of
making less progress than somebody/something落後於
- He's behind the rest of the class in reading.他的閱讀能力不及班上其他人。
- We're behind schedule (= late).我們的工作進度落後了。
giving support to or approval of somebody/something支持；贊成
- She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her.她知道，無論她作出什麽決定，她的家人肯定會支持她的。
responsible for starting or developing something是…産生（或發展）的原因
- What's behind that happy smile (= what is causing it)?爲什麽會笑得那麽開心？
- He was the man behind the plan to build a new hospital.他就是策劃建立新醫院的人。
used to say that something is in somebody’s past成爲（某人的）過去
- The accident is behind you now, so try to forget it.這次意外已經過去了，把它忘掉吧。
- She has ten years' useful experience behind her.她有十年非常實用的經驗。

Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.

behind

adverb

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

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at or towards the back of somebody/something; further back在（或向）後面；在後面較遠處
- She rode off down the road with the dog running behind.她騎車沿路而去，狗跟在後面奔跑着。
- The others are a long way behind.其餘的人遠遠地落在後面。
- He was shot from behind as he ran away.他逃跑時後背中了彈。
- I had fallen so far behind that it seemed pointless trying to catch up.我落後太多，似乎追趕下去也毫無意義。
in the place where somebody/something is or was留在原地
- I was told to stay behind after school (= remain in school).我被告知放學後留下。
- This bag was left behind after the class.這個書包是有人下課後落下的。
late in paying money or completing work拖欠；積壓（工作）
- behind (with something) She's fallen behind with the payments.她尚未付款。
- behind (in something) He was terribly behind in his work.他積壓了大量工作。

Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.

behind

noun

/bɪˈhaɪnd/

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a person’s bottom. People often say ‘behind’ to avoid saying ‘bottom’.腚（義同 bottom，委婉說法） synonym backside
- The dog bit him on his behind.狗咬了他的腚。
Word OriginOld English behindan, bihindan, from bi ‘by’ + hindan ‘from behind’.