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  • 1

    v.lag/fall/be behind

    • wǒ men de chuán guò le qiáo dòng tā men de chuán shāo wēi luò hòu yī diǎn

      我们桥洞他们稍微落后一点

      Our boat took the lead in passing through the arch of the bridge, while theirs fell a bit behind.

    • shuí dōu bù gān xīn luò hòu

      甘心落后

      Nobody is willing to be left behind.

    • wǒ men shì tóng shí chū fā de dàn shì tā zǒu de màn shāo wēi luò hòu le yī diǎn

      我们同时出发但是稍微落后一点

      We set off at the same time but she progressed slowly and lagged behind.

  • 2

    adj.(of work) proceed slowly and fall behind schedule

    • shēng chǎn yǐ jīng luò hòu jìn dù biǎo

      生产已经落后进度表

      Production has fallen behind schedule.

    • zhè bǐ yuán jì huà luò hòu liǎng ge yuè

      计划落后

      This is two months behind the original plan.

    • jì huà de shí shī yǐ jīng dà dà luò hòu bù kě néng àn qī wán chéng

      计划实施已经大大落后可能按期完成

      The programme has fallen so far behind that there is little chance of meeting the deadline.

  • 3

    adj.backward; behind the times; be out of date; lag behind what the objective situation requires

    • zhè shì yī gè jīng jì luò hòu de guó jiā

      经济落后国家

      This is a economically underdeveloped countries.

    • zhèng fǔ yīng jǐn kuài cǎi qǔ qiè shí kě xíng de cuò shī gǎi biàn shān qū de luò hòu miàn mào

      政府尽快采取切实可行措施改变山区落后面貌

      The government should take immediate and practical measures to change the backwardness of the underdeveloped mountain areas.

    • dá ěr wén bǎ zhè ge bǎo shǒu luò hòu de jī gòu biàn chéng le yī suǒ yǒu míng wàng de yì shù xué xiào

      达尔文这个保守落后机构变成名望艺术学校

      Darwin transformed a backward-looking organisation into a respected art school.