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backwaterUK:*/ˈbækwɔːtər/US:/ˈbækˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/US:(bak′wô′tər, -wot′ər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 backwater n figurative (isolated place)荒僻处;穷乡僻壤As a child living in an Australian backwater, I dreamed of visiting a big city. backwater n as adj figurative (place: isolated, rural)落后地区I grew up in a backwater area of the Midwest. backwater n (water pushed back)回水The backwaters of the river provide a distinct habitat where different species thrive. backwater n figurative (place: not progressing)闭塞落后之地;停止发展的地方 |