backwater
英 /'bækwɔ:tə(r)/
中文释义
n. 死水；闭塞地区
n. a place or condition that is stagnant or inactive.
常用搭配
- remote backwater偏僻死角
- backwater town落后小镇
- in a backwater处于闭塞地
例句
- He grew up in a quiet backwater far from the city.他在远离城市的僻静小地方长大。
- The branch was seen as a backwater for stalled careers.那家分部被视为事业停滞者的冷宫。