behindhand

英 [bɪ'haɪndhænd] 美 [bɪ'haɪndhænd]

• adj. 落后的；事后的；拖欠的
• adv. 拖欠；落后

英英释义

Adjective:

1. behind schedule;

   "was behindhand with the rent"
   

Adverb:

1. in debt;

   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"
   "a month behind in the rent"
   "a company that has been run behindhand for years"
   "in arrears with their utility bills"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I feel sympathy for your behindhand living condition.
   我同情你有落后的居住条件。
2. Facing the severe competitions in the hotel field, Hotels in china, who want to remain invincible in competitions, need to improve the behindhand way of cost management.
   面对酒店业日趋激烈的竞争，要想在竞争中立于不败之地，就应对现有较落后的成本管理方法进行改进。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. You were behindhand with your rent this month.
   本月你拖欠了房租。
2. He was always behindhand in his rent.
   他的租金总是落后。
3. I feel sympathy for your behindhand living condition.
   我同情你有落后的居住条件。

词汇搭配

• wise behindhand 事后聪明
• behindhand in one's circumstance 入不敷出

近反义词

【近义词】

• backward 向后的
• behind 在...之后
• in arrears 拖欠
• late 迟的
• behind schedule 晚点
• overdue 过期的
• slow 慢的