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

• 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。
• 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。
• Technique is behindhand, effective technical support is lack.
  技术落后，缺乏有效的技术支撑。
• However, the research on the monitoring and control of combustion in furnaces is behindhand.
  然而三大主机中，相对于汽机和发电机组来说，用于判断燃烧状况的炉内燃烧监测技术的研究却是一个相对薄弱的环节。
• He is never behindhand in offering advice, ie is always eager to advise.
  他向别人提出劝告从来都很及时（一向热衷於劝人）。
• I'm a bit behindhand with my work.
  我工作上落后了一些。
• Another extended program is Social Service at PRD, focus on the behindhand region, take the young students into a vivid and exiting scientific word with games and experiments etc.
  以及为内地落后地区小学生提供的义务教育活动，让他们可以在游戏实验中学习科学原理等等。
• The liner's taper parameter impacts to the further improvement of the missile and the cannonball's performance directly, however, the current taper detection means is quite behindhand.
  药形罩的锥度参数直接影响导弹及炮弹的性能，然而当前国内的锥度检测手段十分落后，锥度检测已成为阻碍进一步提高炮弹性能的重要因素。
• But this is the behindhand reason of northeastern economy.
  然而，又由于这种文化存在种种缺陷，造成东北经济上的落后。
• They are always behindhand with their payment.
  他们总是逾期付款。