behind作“留于身后”“走后留下”解時常與leave,stay,remain等動詞連用；作“當某人已通過…之后”解時常與bolt,cling,close,shut,slam等動詞連用。

　　例句：

　　She has ten years' useful experience behind her.

　　她有十年的經驗，能派上用場。

　　He's behind the rest of the class in reading.

　　他的閱讀能力不及班上其他人。

　　Your feet must be behind the line when you serve.

　　發球時你的腳必須站在底線的外面。

　　'There you are,' said a voice behind me.

　　“你來啦。”我身后一個聲音說道。

　　He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.

　　他身體不適，因此我們只好把他留下。