backwards

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

back·wards [backwards] BrE [ˈbækwədz] NAmE [ˈbækwərdz] (also back·ward especially in NAmE) adverb
1. towards a place or position that is behind
• I lost my balance and fell backwards.
• He took a step backwards.
Opp: ↑forward
2. in the opposite direction to the usual one
• ‘Ambulance’ is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror.
• In the movie they take a journey backwards through time.
3. towards a worse state
• I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards.
Opp: ↑forward
4. (NAmE) (BrE ˌback to ˈfront)if you put on a piece of clothing backwards, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
more at know sb/sth backwards at ↑know _v.
Idioms: ↑backward and forward ▪ ↑bend over backwards
See also: ↑back to front ▪ ↑backward

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  backward, back, rearward, rearwards
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard