| 单词 | backwater |
| 释义 | backwater (once / 8068 pages) 1n 2n Backwater is water that’s stagnant and out of the current. It’s a still pool created by a dam or a curve in the river. If a small town is described as backwater, then not much happens or changes there. The word backwater has been around since the 14th Century meaning “water behind a dam.” Now it refers to any flat water, not just the water behind a dam. Backwater can also describe a place or situation that seems stuck in a rut, unmoved by current events. Literally, backwater is water that’s away from the current; figuratively, backwater is a place that’s away from current events. WORD FAMILYbackwater: backwaters USAGE EXAMPLESChina is no longer the poor backwater it was in 1972. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) The location is in Itaguaí, a rural backwater with a tradition of imported esoteric activities. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) Before the war, book publishing was a business backwater. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) 1 n a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam 2the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos Hyper body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) n a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring the country is an economic backwater Hyper region a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
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