Backwater
[ 'bækˌwɔ:tə ]
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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
I find this town too much of a backwater.
我觉得这个城镇太闭塞.
🌱 联想助记
【记】back-向后,water-水:向后流的水→回水、死水
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
backwater
n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 part of a river not reached by the current, where the water does not flow 死水.
2 (fig 比喻) place that remains unaffected by events, progress, new ideas, etc 不受外界的变化、进步、新观念等影响的地方; 闭塞地区
I find this town too much of a backwater. 我觉得这个城镇太闭塞.
🔁 扩展释义
*['bæk,wɒ:tә]n. 死水, 滞水, 停滞, 回水
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Are there any other amenities which you would like to have? For example, a dishwasher, a balcony, a swimming pool or central air conditioning?
你要求有什么设施呢？例如，洗碗机、阳台、泳池或者空调？
Tread on a worm and it will turn.
困兽犹斗。
for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
房子实在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然执意长年住在那儿。