1590s, "support;" 1640s, "retreat;" verbal noun from back (v.). Physical sense of "anything forming a backing to something else" is from 1793. Meaning "musical accompaniment" is recorded from 1940.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Make a point of backing up your files at regular intervals.
一定要定期備份文件。
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2. He's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor.
他正脫離其前任的政策和風(fēng)格。
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3. "I wouldn't know about that, Miss," the woman said, backing away.
“我不想知道那件事情，小姐，”這個(gè)女人一邊后退一邊說。
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4. I eventually got financial backing, but it was a slog.
我最終得到了經(jīng)濟(jì)支持，但這得來(lái)不易。
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5. Crucially, though, it failed to secure the backing of the banks.