| 单词 | backwater |
| 释义 | backwater /bak"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/, n. 1. water held or forced back, as by a dam, flood, or tide. 2. a place or state of stagnant backwardness: This area of the country is a backwater that continues to resist progress. 3. an isolated, peaceful place. 4. a stroke executed by pushing a paddle forward, causing a canoe to move backward. [1350-1400; ME bakwateres; see BACK2, WATER] |
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