back
Từ điển Collocation
back noun
1 part of the body
ADJ. broad | lean, slender | muscled, muscular, powerful, strong | bent | erect, straight | lower, upper | bad, stiff He's off work with a bad back.
VERB + BACK bend, stiffen, straighten | stretch He yawned and stretched his back as he got out of bed. | break, hurt, injure | arch The cat arched its back and hissed at the dog. | support | knead, massage | scratch
BACK + VERB arch | stiffen His back stiffened as he saw the photographers waiting. | ache
BACK + NOUN injury, pain, trouble | muscles | support a seat with good back support
PREP. behind your ~ They blindfolded him and tied his hands behind his back.
(figurative) People say bad things about him behind his back, but never to his face. | flat on your ~ I was flat on my back for six weeks when I broke my leg. | on your ~ He was carrying a small child on his back. She was lying on her back on the sofa. | in the/your ~ I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. | ~ to He was standing with his back to the fire.
PHRASES sb's back is turned (figurative) The boss was certain that the staff would stop working as soon as his back was turned. | back to back The children sat back to back so they couldn't see each others' drawings. | a pat/slap on the back He smiled and gave me a hearty slap on the back.
(figurative) She deserves a pat on the back for her efforts. | the small of your back She felt a sharp pain in the small (= the lowest part of) her back. | turn your back (on sb/sth) Actors should never turn their backs on the audience.
(figurative) She decided to turn her back on Paris and return to her home town.
2 part furthest from the front
PREP. around/round the ~ If you'd like to come round the back (= to the area behind the house), I'll show you the garden. | at the ~ We could only get seats at the back. | down the ~ My money's all fallen down the back of the cushion. | in the ~ Two passengers sat in the back of the car. | to the ~ The man was refusing to go to the back of the queue. | towards the ~ The arts page is usually towards the back of the newspaper.
PHRASES back to front I had my pullover on back to front (= with the back where the front should be).
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; dorsum
his back was nicely tanned
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen; rear
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; rear
he stood at the back of the stage
it was hidden in the rear of the store
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, rachis
the fall broke his back
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; binding, book binding, cover
the book had a leather binding
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back
- a support that you can lean against while sitting; backrest
the back of the dental chair was adjustable
- the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
v.
- be behind; approve of; endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
He plumped for the Labor Party
I backed Kennedy in 1960
- travel backward
back into the driveway
The car backed up and hit the tree
- give support or one's approval to; second, endorse, indorse
I'll second that motion
I can't back this plan
endorse a new project
- cause to travel backward
back the car into the parking spot
- support financial backing for
back this enterprise
- be in back of
My garage backs their yard
- place a bet on; bet on, gage, stake, game, punt
Which horse are you backing?
I'm betting on the new horse
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
the wind backed
- establish as valid or genuine; back up
Can you back up your claims?
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
adv.
- in or to or toward a former location
she went back to her parents' house
- at or to or toward the back or rear; backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
- in or to or toward an original condition
he went back to sleep
- in or to or toward a past time; backward
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
- in answer; in reply
he wrote back three days later
had little to say in reply to the questions
- in repayment or retaliation
we paid back everything we had borrowed
he hit me and I hit him back
I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher
English Slang Dictionary
see I gotcha back
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
In the context of general equities, "Prepare for a very large buyer."
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
backs|backed|backing
ant.: fore forth front
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