behindhand

英 [bɪˈhaɪndhænd]

美 [bɪˈhaɪndhænd]

adj.  拖欠; 拖拉

牛津词典

adj.

• 拖欠；拖拉
  late in doing sth or in paying money that is owed
  1. They were behindhand in settling their debts.
     他们没有及时还清债务。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （进度）落后的，拖延的
  If someone isbehindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
  1. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.
     可怜的佩格勒博士大大落后于当初的约定。

英英释义

adj

• behind schedule
  1. was behindhand with the rent

adv

• in debt
  1. he fell behind with his mortgage payments
  2. a month behind in the rent
  3. a company that has been run behindhand for years
  4. in arrears with their utility bills
  Synonym:behindin arrears

双语例句

• On the Cultural Resistance to the Modernization of Chinese Police With an Analysis on the Effect of Behindhand Education
  中国警政近代化过程中的文化阻力&兼论落后教育的影响
• In the last two minutes the tactics between the one-up team and the behindhand team is quiet different.
  在最后两分钟里领先队与落后队运用战术打法截然不同。
• I'm a bit behindhand with my work.
  我工作上落后了一些。
• The process of realizing the system is narrated and it is pointed out that after the implementing of the system, the behindhand visage of index of topographic graph is changed and that work efficiency is improved and that social and economic benefits are gained better.
  叙述了该系统的实现过程，指出，该系统实施后，改变了地形图检索的落后面貌，提高了工作效率，取得较好的社会和经济效益。
• Our testing technology of spirits has made much progress, but we are also behindhand than western countries, especially in the respects of methods and equipments.
  我国的白酒检测技术虽然取得了很大的进步，但与国外的同行相比还有一定的差距，特别是在检测方法和检测设备方面。
• Technique is behindhand, effective technical support is lack.
  技术落后，缺乏有效的技术支撑。
• 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.
  他没有按时付抵押款；租期过后的一个月；一个非常落后的公司；拖欠他们的设备款。
• Accordingly, the technology of rainwater utilization is behindhand and short of systematization.
  雨水利用技术还较落后，缺乏系统性。
• But the studies on them is seriously behindhand.
  这些化合物的研究严重滞后，但确实蕴藏着丰富的演化信息。
• Behindhand with her car payments;
  迟迟才付清她购买汽车的费用；