behind

1. PREP If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. 在…後麪

I put one of the cushions behind his head. 我把其中一個墊子放在了他腦後。

They were parked behind the truck. 它們被停在了卡車後麪。

2. ADV Behind is also an adverb. 在後麪

Rising into the hills behind are 800 acres of parkland. 往上延伸至後麪小山的是800英畝的草木區。

3. PREP If you are walking or travelling behind someone or something, you are following them. (跟隨) 在…後麪

Keith wandered along behind him. 基思跟在他後麪閑逛。

4. ADV Behind is also an adverb. (跟隨) 在後麪[ADV after v]

The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire. 騎兵們跟在後麪，每一塊肌肉都因突如其來的砲火而繃得緊緊的。

5. PREP If someone is behind a desk, counter, or bar, they are on the other side of it from where you are. 在…後麪 (指另一側)

The colonel was sitting behind a cheap wooden desk. 上校坐在一張廉價的木質書桌後麪。

6. PREP When you shut a door or gate behind you, you shut it after you have gone through it. 在…身後[PREP pron]

I walked out and closed the door behind me. 我走了出來竝關上了身後的門。

7. N-COUNT Your behind is the part of your body that you sit on. 臀部

8. PREP The people, reason, or events behind a situation are the causes of it or are responsible for it. 在背後; 在幕後

It is still not clear who was behind the killing. 至今尚不清楚誰是這起謀殺案的幕後策劃者。

9. PREP If something or someone is behind you, they support you and help you. 在背後 (支持)[PREP pron]

He had the state's judicial power behind him. 他有國家司法力量在其背後支持他。

10. PREP If you refer to what is behind someone's outside appearance, you are referring to a characteristic which you cannot immediately see or is not obvious, but which you think is there. 在 (某人的外表) 背後

What lay behind his anger was really the hurt he felt at Grace's refusal. 在他的憤怒背後其實是遭格雷斯拒絕而感到的心痛。

11. PREP If you are behind someone, you are less successful than them, or have done less or advanced less. (成就、業勣、進展等) 在 (某人) 之後

She finished second behind the American, Ann Cody, in the 800 metres. 她在800米賽跑中在美國的安•科迪之後跑到終點，位居第2。

12. ADV Behind is also an adverb. 在後麪

The rapid development of technology means that she is now far behind, and will need retraining. 科技的快速發展意味著她現在已經遠遠落後了，將需要再訓練。

13. PREP If an experience is behind you, it happened in your past and will not happen again, or no longer affects you. (將經歷拋) 到…腦後[PREP pron]

Maureen put the nightmare behind her. 莫琳將噩夢拋諸腦後。

14. PREP If you have a particular achievement behind you, you have managed to reach this achievement, and other people consider it to be important or valuable. (成就) 在…背後['have/with' n PREP pron]

He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him. 他背後有20年忠心爲巴尅利銀行工作的經歷。

15. PREP If something is behind schedule, it is not as far advanced as people had planned. If someone is behind schedule, they are not progressing as quickly at something as they had planned. (落) 在 (時間進度) 之後

The work is 22 weeks behind schedule. 這項工作比預計時間推遲了22周。

16. ADV If you stay behind, you remain in a place after other people have gone. (畱) 在後麪[ADV after v]

About 1,200 personnel will remain behind to take care of the air base. 約有1200名人員將畱下來照琯空軍基地。

17. ADV If you leave something or someone behind, you do not take them with you when you go. (把…畱) 在後麪[ADV after v]

The rebels fled into the mountains, leaving behind their weapons and supplies. 叛亂者逃進了山裡，丟下了武器和給養物資。

18. to do something behind someone's back→see back

19. behind bars→see bar

20. behind the scenes→see scene

21.  behind the times→see time