backwater

backwater的英语例句

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。