搜尋結果
backwater
- IPA[ˈbakˌwɔːtə]
英式
- a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant;an isolated or peaceful place
noun: backwater, plural noun: backwaters
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant the eels inhabit backwaters
- ▪ an isolated or peaceful place nothing spoils the tranquillity of this quiet backwater
- ▪ a place or situation in which no development or progress is taking place the country remained an economic backwater