7PREP 在(…的外表)之下 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(…的外表)之下
What lay behind his anger was really the hurt he felt at Grace's refusal.
他生气的表面之下是因遭格雷斯拒绝而深受伤害的心。
Behind the smiling eyes lurks the evil that led her to murder the two babies in her care.
她笑里藏刀,杀害了她照顾的两个宝宝。
8PREP 不及;比不上;落后于 If you are behind someone, you are less successful than them, or have done less or advanced less. 不及;比不上;落后于
She finished second behind the American, Ann Cody, in the 800 metres.
她在800米赛跑中落后于美国选手安·科迪而位居第二。
Food production has already fallen behind the population growth.
粮食生产已经跟不上人口增长。
Behind is also an adverb.
The rapid development of technology means that she is now far behind, and will need retraining.
随着技术的快速发展,她已经远远落伍了,需要接受再培训。
The accounts are more than three months behind.
这些账目滞后三个多月。
9PREP 对…来说成为过去;抛到…的脑后 If an experience is behind you, it happened in your past and will not happen again, or no longer affects you. 对…来说成为过去;抛到…的脑后
Maureen put the nightmare behind her.
莫琳已将噩梦抛诸脑后。
He will attempt to put behind him the misery of failing to win a medal in his individual event.
他会尽力忘掉自己没能在个人项目上夺牌的痛苦。
10PREP 有(某种成就) 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. 有(某种成就)
He has 20 years of loyal service to Barclays Bank behind him.
他已经忠心耿耿地为巴克莱银行效力了20年。
Birgit was a popular actress with half a decade of filmmaking behind her.
比吉特曾是一位当红女演员,有着五年的从影经历。
11PREP 落后于;迟于;晚于 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. 落后于;迟于;晚于
The work is 22 weeks behind schedule.
这项工作比计划滞后了22周。
We were two months behind schedule, and already over budget.
12ADV [ADVERB after verb]留在原处;留下来 If you stay behind, you remain in a place after other people have gone. 留在原处;留下来
As women were not permitted in the war zone, Eleanor would have to stay behind.
女性是不允许进入战区的,所以埃莉诺不得不留在后方。
About 1,200 personnel will remain behind to take care of the air base.
大约会有1,200人留守看管这个空军基地。
13ADV [ADVERB after verb]丢下;抛下 If you leave something or someone behind, you do not take them with you when you go. 丢下;抛下
The rebels fled into the mountains, leaving behind their weapons and supplies.
叛军丢下武器和给养,逃进了山里。
He came to Saudi Arabia, leaving behind his wife and their three children.
他抛下妻子和三个孩子来到了沙特阿拉伯。
14 to do something behind someone's back→see: back behind bars→see: bar→see: behind the scenes→see: scene behind the times→see: time
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Behind and in back of have similar meanings, but behind is not generally used with of.A police officer pulled up behind/in back of us and signalled us to stop.