backwater
US
UK backwater n: figurative (isolated place)
SC 荒僻处 huāng pì chù
TC 荒僻處
TC 荒僻處
SC 穷乡僻壤 huāng pì chù，qióng xiāng pì rǎng
As a child living in an Australian backwater, I dreamed of visiting a big city.
backwater n as adj: figurative (place: isolated, rural)
SC 落后地区
TC 落後地區
TC 落後地區
I grew up in a backwater area of the Midwest.
backwater n: (water pushed back)
SC 回水
The backwaters of the river provide a distinct habitat where different species thrive.
backwater n: figurative (place: not progressing)
SC 闭塞落后之地
SC 停止发展的地方