词汇 | backwater |
释义 | backwater noun [ C ] uk/ˈbæk.wɔː.tər/ us/ˈbæk.wɑː.t̬ɚ/ 回水,滞水 a part of a river where the water does not flow We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight. 我们在一个静寂的回水处把船系好过夜。 disapproving死气沉沉的地方;闭塞的地方 a place that does not change because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places He grew up in a rural backwater. 他在闭塞落后的乡村长大。 Compare: jerkwater |
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