英语词汇“backwater”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

back·wa·ter

(băkwô′tər, -wŏt′ər)

a. Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current.

b. A body of water thus formed.

c. An inlet or side channel, as on a river, that has little or no current.

2. A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward: "The running of family fortunes has always been a backwater—albeit a lucrative one—of the investment management business" (Business Week).

3. 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.

单词	backwater
释义	back·wa·ter (băkwô′tər, -wŏt′ər) n. 1. a. Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or current. b. A body of water thus formed. c. An inlet or side channel, as on a river, that has little or no current. 2. A place or situation regarded as isolated, stagnant, or backward: "The running of family fortunes has always been a backwater—albeit a lucrative one—of the investment management business" (Business Week). 3. 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.
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