| 单词 | backwater |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈbækwɔ:tə(r)] 美[ˈbækˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ] |
| 解释 | n.回水，回流;滞水，死水;闭塞的地方;不受外界事件或新思想影响的地方;v.倒开船;食言; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 闭塞的地方；与世隔绝的地方 A backwater is a place that is isolated. 例：...a quiet rural backwater.僻静的乡村 N-COUNT 停滞（或落后）的地方；一潭死水 If you refer to a place or institution as a backwater, you think it is not developing properly because it is isolated from ideas and events in other places and institutions. 例：Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world...英国有变成在世界上没有真正影响力的政治死水之虞。 例：This agency will be relegated to the backwaters of Washington...这个机构将沦落为华盛顿闭塞落后之地。 |
| 变形 | pl:backwaters~ |
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