backwater 详细解释

backwater

['bæk.wɔ:tə]

n.回水,回水河汊, 穷乡僻壤

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 backwater:

a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

补充

backwaterbackwater英:[ˈbækwɔ:tə] 美:[ˈbækˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ]n.1.死水, 滞水, 回水2.闭塞的地方, 不受外界事件或新思想影响的地方

例句

1. Quebec remained a backwater until the 1960s.魁北克直至20世纪60年代还是个死气沉沉的地方。 2. Far from being a cultural backwater, this city was a vibrant music centre.这个城市根本不是个文化落后的地区, 而是个充满活力的音乐中心。 3. Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world.英国可能成为一个在世界上没有重大影响的政治落后地区。 4. the pretty rural backwater where they live他们居住的那个美丽的乡间世外桃源 5. He backwatered on his promise.他背弃了诺言。 6. the country remained an economic backwater.乡村经济仍然停滞不前，一潭死水。 7. The once sleepy backwater is now a thriving city.那个曾经沉寂的闭塞之地现已成为繁华的都市。 8. a cultural backwater文化落后地区

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