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Behind 的用法及其常用短语

Behind 的用法及其常用短语

一、介词 behind 具有“在…后面”、“在…背后”之意,常用其引申的译法

  1. The sun is now behind the clouds. 现在太阳正躲在云层后面。
  2. We have strong support behind us. 我们有强大的后盾。(引申译法)
  3. There is something behind his idea. 他的想法言外有意。(引申译法)
  4. A cat came out from behind the door. 有一只猫从门背后出来。(注意 behind 短语作 from 的介词宾语。)
  5. What is behind rising joblessness? 日益增长的失业原因是什么?(由“……失业的背后是什么”引申过来。)

二、介词 behind… 作“误点、过时、成为过去、落后于某人、比…差”等讲

  1. The train is five minutes behind time (或 schedule ). 火车误点五分钟。
  2. These ideas are behind the times. 这些想法过时了。(由“落在时代后面”引申过来。)
  3. Her poor life lies behind her. 她的贫困生活已经过去。
  4. His acting best days are behind him. 他的演艺盛期已经过去。
  5. I put his past behind me. 我把他的过去忘掉了。
  6. She is behind the others in math. 她的数学比别人差。
  7. They fell behind you in computer science. 他们在计算机科学领域中落在你们后面。

三、副词 behind 有“在后”、“较迟”、“落后”含义

  1. He was a long way behind. 他拉下一长段路了。(表语)
  2. The clock runs behind. 钟走慢了。(状语)
  3. She fell (或 dropped) behind. 她落在后面了。(也可说:She fell [或 dropped ] back.)
  4. He came five minutes behind. 他迟来五分钟。(状语,还可用 late 代替句中 behind。)
  5. Take care not to leave anything behind. 注意别留下东西。(固定短语)

四、behind 作介词或副词时的其它常用短语

sit (或 stand ) behind 坐(或站)在后面;say sth. behind sb. ’s (或 sb.’ s back ) 在某人背后说些什么;beheld behind the scenes(会议)是秘密(或幕后)举行的;operate (或 sit) behind the scenes 在幕后操纵;be behind sb.(我)比某人落后[静态];lag (或 trail) behind sb. 落在某人后面[动态];get behind… 落在(某人)后面,支持(某决议等)[系由“转到某决议的后面”引申过来],洞察(该事故即 the accident)的内情;go behind… 探讨(某人演讲、计划等)含义(由“走到…后面琢磨其意”引申过来);hang behind 落后,别人离开后仍留在后面(由原意“挂在后面”引申过来);be kept behind(这小孩)放学后被留下[后加 after school];be behind in sth.(我)在某方面落后;remain behind 或 stay behind 在别人走后仍留下来;stop behind to do sth.(在会后或讲座后)留下来做某事(如提问等);wait behind to do sth. 等别人走后留下来做某事:run behind(狗)跟在后面奔跑,(这块表)走慢等


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