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单词 the back of beyond
释义

the back of beyond

A very remote or inaccessible place.If you live in a little village in the back of beyond, people still hiss at you in the street if you display signs of being remotely unusual....
  • Kubu Island sits on the southernmost tip of the Makgadikgadi Pan, Botswana: if you've ever wanted to know what lies behind the back of beyond, this is probably it…
  • But I thought I had come to the back of beyond as the train took us across this great country.

Synonyms

the middle of nowhere, the backwoods, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater;
Australian/New Zealand the back country, the backblocks, the booay;
South African the backveld, the platteland
North American informal the boondocks, the boonies, the tall timbers
Australian/New Zealand informal Woop Woop, beyond the black stump
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