backwater
英 [ˈbækwɔ:tə(r)] 美 [ˈbækˌwɔtɚ,-ˌwɑtɚ]
双语例句
- 1 . Quebec remained a backwater until the 1960s.
- 魁北克直到20世纪60年代还是一片死气沉沉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2 . Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world.
- 英国有变成在世界上没有真正影响力的政治死水之虞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3 . It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
- 说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4 . I find this town too much of a backwater .
- 我觉得这个城镇太闭塞.
来自辞典例句