| 释义 |
back-along, advb. phr. dial.|ˈbækəˈlɒŋ|
[f. back adv.]
Back, in direction or time. Cf. along adv. 1 c.
[1877Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. Adv. Sci. IX. 127 Backlong (= Backwards. Formerly). This expression is of common occurrence about Teignmouth.] 1897T. Hardy Well-Beloved ii. viii. 162 And when, on my way backalong, I saw you waiting hereabout again, I slipped over the wall. 1905E. Phillpotts Secret Woman i. ix. 83 Then I mind the time when Barbara Westaway wouldn't have him—back-along ten year or so. 1923R. Frost Let. 12 Feb. (1964) 160 A good old-timer dating back along. |