after, behind, at the back of

• the student sat after me.
  那個學生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。
• who ruled after james i?
  詹姆斯一世之后是誰統(tǒng)治的?
• please shut the door after you.
  請隨手關(guān)門。

• the student sat behind me.
  那學生坐在我背后。
• you are forty minutes behind schedule.
  你比規(guī)定的時間遲了40分鐘。
• please shut the door behind you.
  請關(guān)上你身后的門。

back, backward, hind, behind

名詞 behind:

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   同義詞：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, derriere, fanny, ass

形容詞 behind:

1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

副詞 behind:

1. in or to or toward the rear
2. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
3. of timepieces
   同義詞：slow
4. in or into an inferior position
5. in debt
   同義詞：behindhand, in arrears

1. The others are a long way behind.
   其他人落在后面很遠。
2. He's behind in handing in homework.
   他沒能按時交家庭作業(yè)。
3. He is behind the plan.
   他是幕后策劃人。
4. Your watch runs behind.
   你的表慢了。
5. Don't look behind or you may fall.
   別向后看，不然你會摔跤的。

be.hind

adv.（副詞）
In, to, or toward the rear:
在后面地：在、向或朝向尾部地：
例句：
We walked behind.
我們在后面走

In a place or condition that has been passed or left:
落后地：處于被別人超過或丟下的地點或狀態(tài)地：
例句：
I left my gloves behind.
我把手套落下了

In arrears; late:
遲；晚：
例句：
I fell behind in my payments.
我付款逾期了

Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position:
不如：處于標準水平以下；處于低于他人的位置：
例句：
Don`t fall behind in class.
別在班上掉隊

Slow:
慢：
例句：
My watch is running behind.
我的表慢了

Archaic Yet to come.
【古語】 還未到
prep.（介詞）
At the back of or in the rear of:
在…之后：在后面或在…的后部：
例句：
He sat behind her.
他坐在她后面

On the farther side or other side of; beyond:
在另一邊：在…另一側(cè)或在…較遠的那邊；遠于：
例句：
The broom is behind the door.
掃帚在門背后

In a place or time that has been passed or left by:
在…后邊：處于已過去的或被落下的時間或地點：
例句：
Their worries are behind them.
他們的煩惱已過去

Later than:
遲于…：
例句：
The plane was behind schedule.
飛機晚點了

Used to indicate deficiency in performance:
落后：表明行動上的不足、欠缺：
例句：
behind us in technological develpment.
在技術(shù)發(fā)展上落后于我們

Hidden or concealed by:
掩蓋：被…隱藏、掩蓋：
例句：
hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
和藹的微笑后隱藏著仇恨

In the background of; underlying:
基于…；潛在的原因：
例句：
Behind your every action is self-interest.
你的每一行動都出于個人私利

In a position of support; at the back of:
支持：處于支持位置；后盾：
例句：
The leaders have the army behind them.
那些領(lǐng)袖有軍隊作為后盾

In pursuit of:
追求，追趕：
例句：
The police were hard behind the escapees.
警察正在緊追逃犯

n.（名詞）
Informal The buttocks.
【非正式用語】 屁股

來源：
Middle English bihinde
中古英語 bihinde
from Old English behindan * see ko-
源自 古英語 behindan *參見 ko-