backwater
🇬🇧/ˈbækwɔːtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbækwɔːtər/noun [抽象名词] 回水;死水;停滞不进的状态或地方
The state's high schools remain an educational backwater where dropout rates are rising. 该州的高中仍旧是教育封闭落后之所,辍学率在上升。
adjective [原级] 死水般的;倒退的,落后的
I came up this backwater to try and get a moment's peace, and then stumble upon you fellows! 我来到这水河汊,想要得到片刻的安宁,却偶遇了你们这些家伙!
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- Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river backwater 名词: 回水河汊