back-to-back
/ˌbæk tə ˈbæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌbæk tə ˈbæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbak-tə-ˈbak/ (ame, mw)
back-to-back — 形容詞
1. happening so that one thing follows the next immediately, with no other event in
連續的
接連不斷的
happening so that one thing follows the next immediately, with no other event in between.
The team won three back-to-back championships between 2018 and 2020.
該球隊在2018年至2020年間連續三次贏得冠軍。
back-to-back championships
Neha had back-to-back meetings all morning and barely had time for lunch.
Neha整個早上都在開連續的會議，幾乎沒時間吃午餐。
The train station reported back-to-back delays on the red line this evening.
火車站今晚通報紅線連續誤點的消息。
The company posted back-to-back quarterly losses for the first time in a decade.
這家公司十年來首次出現連續兩季虧損。
Olivia booked back-to-back flights from Seoul to Vancouver and felt jet-lagged for a week.
Olivia訂了從首爾到溫哥華的連續航班，結果整整一週都覺得時差嚴重。
- consecutive
more formal; used in statistics, sports records, and formal reports
- successive
slightly more formal; emphasises the order without the sense of tight scheduling
- separate
not happening one after the other; with gaps between
- alternating
arranged with something else in between each item
文法句型
back-to-back + plural noun
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used attributively — directly before the noun it modifies.
常見錯誤
2. arranged with the rear sides of two objects touching or very close, so that the
背對背的
背部相對的
arranged with the rear sides of two objects touching or very close, so that the front sides point away from each other.
The two armchairs were placed back-to-back in the centre of the living room.
那兩張扶手椅背對背地放在客廳中央。
placed back-to-back
Yuna and Chen sat on back-to-back benches in the school courtyard without realising it.
Yuna和Chen坐在學校中庭背對背的長椅上，卻渾然不知。
The houses on Elm Street are built back-to-back and share a common rear wall.
Elm Street上的房子是背對背蓋的，共用一面後牆。
The library installed two rows of back-to-back shelves to save floor space.
圖書館安裝了兩排背對背的書架，以節省地板空間。
- facing away
informal; describes the direction the fronts point without specifying that backs touch
- face-to-face
positioned with fronts pointing towards each other
- side by side
arranged next to each other with fronts facing the same direction
文法句型
be + back-to-back
back-to-back + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (CONSECUTIVE): this sense describes physical position, not sequence. It can be used predicatively ('stood back-to-back') or attributively ('back-to-back houses').
常見錯誤
back-to-back — 名詞
1. a type of small house built as part of a long connected block, where the back wa
背靠背式排屋
前後左右均與鄰屋相連的房屋
a type of small house built as part of a long connected block, where the back wall touches another row of houses behind it.
The old back-to-backs in Leeds were demolished to make way for new apartments.
Leeds那些老舊的背靠背式排屋已經被拆除，以便興建新公寓。
the old back-to-backs
Mei grew up in a small back-to-back with her grandparents and three siblings.
Mei小時候和祖父母及三個手足住在一間小小的背靠背式排屋裡。
The city still has several streets of Victorian back-to-back houses near the canal.
這座城市在運河附近仍有幾條維多利亞風格的背靠背式排屋街道。
Living in a back-to-back meant the kitchen window looked directly at the neighbour's wall.
住在背靠背式排屋裡，廚房窗戶正對著鄰居的牆壁。
- terraced house
broader term in British English; a terraced house shares side walls but does not necessarily have another row behind it
- row house
American English term for a house in a continuous row
文法句型
the + back-to-backs
a row of back-to-backs
用法筆記
Chiefly British. In the US the same concept is called a 'row house' or 'townhouse', though the double-row (back-to-back) configuration is uncommon. Frequently appears in the plural form 'back-to-backs' when referring to this type of housing generally.
常見錯誤
2. a pair of games played by the same sports team on two consecutive days, especial
連戰
同一球隊連續兩天出賽的賽程
a pair of games played by the same sports team on two consecutive days, especially in basketball or baseball.
The basketball team has three back-to-backs scheduled in January alone.
這支籃球隊光是一月份就有三次連戰賽程。
three back-to-backs
After two tough back-to-backs, the players needed a full day off to recover.
經過兩次辛苦的連戰之後，球員們需要整整休息一天來恢復體力。
Sofia prefers afternoon games but always struggles during evening back-to-backs.
Sofia比較喜歡下午比賽，但總是在晚上的連戰中表現吃力。
The coach complained about the number of back-to-backs in the regular season this year.
教練抱怨今年例行賽的連戰場次太多。
- consecutive games
more general and formal; describes the schedule without using sports jargon
文法句型
play + back-to-backs
have + number + back-to-backs
用法筆記
Chiefly American sports journalism. Not used for games on the same day (that is a 'double-header'). A 'back-to-back' specifically means games on consecutive days.