backwater

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n. 死水, 滞水, 停滞, 回水

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词形变化

backwaters 复数 backwaters backwatered backwatering backwaters 三单 backwatering 现在分词 backwatered 过去式 backwatered 过去分词

别名

back-water back water

教材释义与例句

名词

回水；死水；停滞不进的状态或地方

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.

  2. 2.

    A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.

    穷乡僻壤

    比喻 习语

    Near-synonyms: (place) jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk; see also Thesaurus:remote place

    an academic backwater

  3. 3.

    A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water

  4. 4.

    Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.

v.
  1. 1.

    To row or paddle a backwater stroke.

  2. 2.

    To vacillate on a long-held position.

    习语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

water region body of water

词源

From back + water.

来源：wiktionary