backwater

美 [ˈbækwɔːtər]英 [ˈbækwɔːtə(r)]
  • n.(河流的)回水,滞水;与世隔绝的地方,落后的地方;向后退去的水流,(推进器在水中激起的)尾流
  • adj.死水一般的,死气沉沉的,落后的

复数: backwaters

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noun

1

(河流的)滞水,壅水,回水
a part of a river away from the main part, where the water only moves slowly

2

与世隔绝的(或缺乏生气的、落后的)地区
a place that is away from the places where most things happen, and is therefore not affected by events, progress, new ideas, etc.

a sleepy/quiet/rural backwater

沉寂的 / 宁静的 / 乡下的落后地区

backwater

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 闭塞的地方;与世隔绝的地方
    A backwater is a place that is isolated.

    ...a quiet rural backwater.

    僻静的乡村

  • 2
    N-COUNT 停滞(或落后)的地方;一潭死水
    If you refer to a place or institution as a backwater, you think it is not developing properly because it is isolated from ideas and events in other places and institutions.

    Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world...

    英国有变成在世界上没有真正影响力的政治死水之虞。

noun

1
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
the country is an economic backwater
2
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos

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  1. Study of Water Level Forecasting Model with Backwater Effect

    考虑回水顶托影响的水位预报研究

  2. Parameters identification of water quality model in branch backwater reach based on genetic algorithm

    基于遗传算法的次级河流回水段水质模型多参数识别

  3. Britain could become a political backwater with no serious influence in the world

    英国有变成在世界上没有真正影响力的政治死水之虞。

  4. It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe .

    说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。

  5. This agency will be relegated to the backwaters of Washington

    这个机构将沦落为华盛顿闭塞落后之地。

  6. Quebec remained a backwater until the 1960s .

    魁北克直到20世纪60年代还是一片死气沉沉。

  7. Calculation of Backwater Effect Caused by Bridge in Compound Channel

    复式河道的桥梁壅水计算

  8. Study on Backwater Surface Profile in the Three Gorges Reservoir

    三峡工程库尾段回水水面曲线的研究

  9. A Law of Temperature Variations of Water Supply and Backwater in Starting Heating System

    供热系统启动过程中供回水温度的变化规律

  10. Experimental Study of Affection of Backwater to Control Flood in Lanzhou

    桑园峡壅水对兰州市防洪影响的试验研究

  11. For many years , the commodities sector was an economic backwater .

    许多年间,大宗商品行业曾是经济中的一处回水。

  12. Analysis of backwater on multi - successive bridges in river course

    河道多桥连续壅水分析

  13. Computation of backwater end for small hydropower station on mountainous river

    山区河流小型水电站回水末端计算

  14. An iterative method of backwater height calculation for vegetation domain

    植物带前壅水高度计算的迭代方法

  15. Effect of Synthetic Tailings backwater on Positive floating of Iron ore

    综合尾矿回水对铁矿石正浮选影响的研究

  16. COMPUTATION OF BRIDGE FRONT BACKWATER wind set-up of the water surface ;

    桥前壅水的计算水面风壅高度;

  17. They look down upon those who live in intellectual backwater .

    他们瞧不起智力处于停滞状态的人。

  18. Preliminary Study on Influence of Deviation of Gravity Similar and Backwater of Regulation Structures

    整治建筑物壅水及重力相似偏离影响的初步研究

  19. Discussions on the calculation method of discharge modulus in the backwater surface profile

    回水计算中流量模数计算方法的探讨

  20. Water hammer protection for technical water supply and backwater system at Xiaolangdi Hydropower Station

    小浪底电站技术供水回水系统水锤防护研究

  21. Research on Internal Backwater Matters in Road Surfacing Structure of Expressways

    高速公路路面结构内部滞水问题研究

  22. These things happen : bright young things never last long in backwaters .

    情况总是这样:年轻有为的人决不会在死水中待很久。

  23. Backwater storage analytic method for river type reservoirs

    河道型水库动库容分析方法

  24. Temperature of water can be adjusted by controlling backwater valve and supply valve .

    通过对回水阀和补水阀的控制,可实现对水温的调节。

  25. A century from now , London could be a backwater too .

    一个世纪之后,伦敦也可能成为一潭死水。

  26. Channel Regulation Technique at Fluctuating Backwater Area in Mountainous Alluvial River

    山区冲积性河流变动回水区航道整治技术研究

  27. Analysis on Mechanism of Backwater Deposits Extended Upstream in Sanmenxia Reservoir

    三门峡水库淤积上延机理的研究

  28. Backwater length will increase with the slower of bottom slope .

    在静水长度以上河段底坡变缓后,回水长度会相应增大;

  29. Determination of the scale inhibitor concentration of backwater system from the store field of coal ash

    灰场回水系统阻垢剂用量的确定

  30. Determination of Designed Lowest Navigable Level of Reach in Fluctuating Backwater Area

    变动回水区河段的设计最低通航水位确定