backwards

adverb

/ˈbækwədz/

/ˈbækwərdz/

(also backward especially in North American English)

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towards a place or position that is behind向后
- I lost my balance and fell backwards.我没有站稳，仰面摔倒。
- He took a step backwards.他退后一步。
- I stumbled backwards and fell. 我向后跌了一跤。
opposite forward
in the opposite direction to the usual one朝反方向；倒着
- ‘Ambulance’ is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror.ambulance 是倒着写的，以便在镜中认读。
- In the movie they take a journey backwards through time.影片中的人作逆时光旅行。
- ‘Evil’ spelled backwards is ‘live’.向后拼写的“邪恶”是“活的”。
- I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backwards.我觉得时间仿佛停止了，时钟仿佛倒退了。
towards a worse state每况愈下地
- I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards.我觉得回去和我父母一同生活会更糟。
opposite forward
(North American English)
(British English back to front)
if you put on a piece of clothing backwards, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be（衣服）前后颠倒（或前后穿反）

Idioms

backward(s) and forward(s)

from one place or position to another and back again many times来来回回
- She rocked backwards and forwards on her chair.她坐在摇椅上前后摇晃着。
- The film skips backwards and forwards through time.这部电影在时间中前后跳跃。

bend/lean over backwards (to do something)

to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair尽力；竭力
- I've bent over backwards to help him.我已尽最大努力帮助他。

know somebody/something backwards

(especially British English, informal) to know somebody/something extremely well对…了如指掌（或倒背如流）；把…背得滚瓜烂熟
- She must know the play backwards by now.她现在对这个剧本肯定是倒背如流。