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back.wa.terHbAk7wC:7tE5, $-wB:7tLn [C]a part of a river where the water does not flow, or (fig. disapproving) a place which is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places, and which does not change死水;死气沉沉的地方We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.我们把船泊在宁静的水塘中过夜。 (fig.) He grew up in a rural backwater. 他在闭塞的农村长大。(fig.) She decided that life in the backwaters of Yorkshire was too dull, so she moved to London.她觉得在约克郡这种死气沉沉的地方生活过于枯燥，所以就搬到伦敦。(fig.) This town is a real cultural backwater--it doesn't even have a cinema.该镇确实是一个文化荒漠----连一家电影院也没有。 [JERKWATER]
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