The U.S. was still scientifically total backwater in the 1800s.

在19世纪，美国的科学还是死水一潭。

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。

Until the 1980s Qatar was little more than a sandy backwater.

在九十年代之前，卡塔尔基本上只能说是一片落后的多沙地带。

It's a crime! Squandering a talent like yours in this backwater.

哪里好了！以你的身手呆在这里也太浪费了.

The restless Gauguin had already sought escape in the quiet backwaters of France and Martinique.

在法国和马提尼克平静的死水里 不安歇的高更都曾寻求逃离。

We're a backwater here but, heaven knows, we've our share of diabetes.

我们这里虽是小地方，但是天知道，也还是有不少糖尿病人。

The village road ended in the shallow of the aforesaid backwater.

村道止于上述回水浅处。

The one that tried to slap you, from the backwater bayou, that Southern ghetto trash.

想要扇你嘴巴的女孩，来自偏远小镇，南部贫民区的垃圾。

Just like the shopping mall, takeout foods have invaded even the smallest backwater towns.

就像大型商场一样，外卖食品也渗透到了那些最小的偏远城镇。

Before the 5th century AD, the lagoon itself was a relatively isolated and swampy backwater of the Roman Empire.

在公元 5 世纪之前，泻湖本身是罗马帝国相对孤立的沼泽死水。