查词 - behind

1 at or towards the back of a thing or person Do not say 不要说 ‘behind of’

I turned to speak to the person standing behind me.

我转身和站在我后面的那人说话。

Someone could easily creep up behind us.

很可能有人跟在我们后面。

The car behind was hooting impatiently.

后面那辆车不耐烦地鸣着喇叭。

Jane shut the door behind her.

简随手关上门。

The manager was sitting behind a large desk.

经理坐在一张大办公桌的后面。

close behind/not far behind

He set off down the road with the rest of us following close behind.

他带头上路，我们其他人紧随其后。

He hid behind a chair (NOT 不说 behind of a chair) .

他躲在一把椅子后面。

2 not as successful or not having made as much progress as someone or something else 劣于; 落后于; 低于

Mark’s always behind the rest of his class in mathematics.

马克的数学成绩总是落在班上其他同学后面。

This victory lifts Ferguson’s team into fifth place, nine points behind leaders Norwich.

这场胜利使弗格森的球队升到了第 5 名，落后领先的诺里奇队 9 分。

Europe was falling behind in the important field of computer technology.

欧洲在计算机科技这一重要领域落后了。

3 used to say that someone is late in doing what they have to do 〔必须做的事情在时间上〕落后

This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting terribly behind.

这项工作应该昨天完成的，我落后太多了。

Victor had fallen behind with his mortgage payments after losing his job.

维克托失业以后就拖欠抵押贷款了。

an important research project that is already two years behind schedule (=not ready at the time planned)

一个进度已经落后了两年的重要研究项目

4 used for talking about the hidden reason for something 在…背后〔用于表示某事背后的原因〕

I wonder what’s behind this change of plan.

我想知道这次计划改变背后的原因是什么。

Perhaps a bitter experience lay behind her anger.

在她愤怒的背后可能隐藏着一次痛苦的经历。

5 supporting a person, idea etc 支持

The workers are very much behind these proposals.

工人们非常支持这些建议。

I suppose I’m lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.

我想我是幸运的，因为父母始终支持着我。

6 responsible for a plan, idea etc or for organizing something 对…负责

It was alleged that foreign agents were behind the recent violence.

据称最近的暴力事件是由国外特工策划的。

The Rotary Club is behind the fund-raising for the new hospital.

扶轮社负责新医院的筹款工作。

7 if an unpleasant experience or situation is behind you, it no longer upsets you or affects your life 置于…之后〔指不愉快的事情不再困扰某人或影响某人的生活〕

Now you can put all these worries behind you.

现在你可以把这些烦恼全部撇在脑后了。

a chance to start a new life and leave all your troubles behind

抛开所有烦恼、开始新生活的一个机会

8 if you have experience behind you, you have gained valuable skills or important qualities that can be used 〔经验〕为…拥有

Marjorie is one of the top designers in the business, with years of experience behind her.

玛乔丽是这个行业里的顶级设计师之一，拥有多年的工作经验。

9 used when the real facts about a situation or someone’s character are hidden by the way things seem or by the way a person behaves 在…背后〔指表面现象背后的真实情况，或某人表面行为后面的真实性格〕

We were determined to find the truth behind this mystery.

我们下定决心要查出谜团背后的真相。

You could see the burning hatred behind Graham’s calm manner.

看得出来，在平静的表面下，格雷厄姆的内心其实燃烧着仇恨。

10 if a student stays behind after school or after a lesson, they stay after it has finished 〔学生放学后〕留堂