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Pronunciation: [bæk]

Average Rank: 127

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 后面的 vt. 使后退, 支持 vi. 倒退, 背靠 adv. 向后地 n. 背部, 后面

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
  • n. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
  • n. (football) a person who plays in the backfield
  • n. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Past Participle: backed
Plural: backs
Past: backed
Present Participle: backing
3rd Person: backs

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#171

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.3% (Top 98.3% most frequent)
98.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#78

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#131

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.7% (Top 98.7% most frequent)
98.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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