英汉词典

1.Today the backwater has turned into Niagara Falls.

在今天，那过去的一潭死水已蜕变为尼亚加拉瀑布。

2.Western governments are, however, worried that trouble may be brewing in this backwater.

但是，许多西方国家担心这潭死水正酝酿着麻烦。

3.I came up this backwater to try and get a moment's peace, and then stumble upon you fellows!

我来到这水河汊，想要得到片刻的安宁，却偶遇了你们这些家伙！

4.We have been located in a backwater part of the galactic rim.

我们位于银河系边缘的偏远山区。

5.Though considered a backwater, its mining industry was once seen as a key strategic asset.

虽然相当荒僻，但是它的矿业一度被视为关键性的战略资产。

6.Southerners whisper that no one would show up if Parliament were based in a backwater such as Manchester.

南方人说，如果议会在诸如闭塞的曼彻斯特开会，将没有一个人到场。

7.But by the standards of the Greek and Roman worlds, Judea was a kind of insignificant backwater.

但是根据希腊罗马时代的标准，朱迪亚算是无足轻重的封闭地区。

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

有关北爱尔兰是现代欧洲的一潭死水的说法已经是陈词滥调了。