单词：backwaters
音标：[ˈbækwɔ:təz] ；
n. 死水( backwater的复数形式 ); 滞水; 闭塞的地方; 不受外界事件或新思想影响的地方
n. a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
n. a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
n. a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring