back against the wall

基本解释

The old man stood there, with his back against the wall.
那位老人背倚着墙站在那里。
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Respiratory took over the CPR and I stood back against the wall, bloody and disbelieving.
呼吸科医师接过心脏起搏器，我背靠墙站着，到处都血淋淋的，令人不敢相信。
In another lecture on pendulums, he stands back against the wall, holding a steel ball at the end of a pendulum just beneath his chin.
在另外一节钟摆课上，他背靠墙站着，抓着钟摆末端的铁球，紧贴着他的下巴。

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