单词 | backwater |
释义 | backwater['bæk,wɒ:tə]n. 死水, 滞水, 停滞, 回水 backwater back.wa.ter AHD: [b²k“wô”t…r, -w¼t”…r] D.J. [6b#k7w%8t*, -7wKt*]K.K. [6b#k7w%t+, -7w$t+]n.(名词)1. Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current.逆流,回水:被或似乎被水坝或急流止住或往回流的水2. A body of water thus formed.回水处:如此形成的水流积存3. A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward:穷乡僻壤,停滞:被认为孤立的、停滞的或落后的地方或位置:“The running of family fortunes has always been a backwater—albeit a lucrative one—of the investment management business”(&b{Business Week})“家庭未来的趋势一直处于投资管理商务的停滞状态——尽管有有利的一面”(商务周刊)4. A rowing or paddling stroke in which the oar or paddle is pushed forward, used to check a boat's forward motion or move it backward.倒浆:把橹或桨向前推以阻止船向前运动或向后移动的一种划船或摇桨方式 |
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