the boondocks
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈbuːn.dɒks]
- 美式音标 [ˈbuːn.dɑːks]
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基本解释
- 荒野；穷乡僻壤；边远的乡村地区。
英汉例句
- But if “bridges to nowhere” start springing up in the boondocks, it will probably be money wasted.
但是如果在穷乡僻壤到处修“绝路桥”（指没有用的桥），那可能只是浪费钱财。 - One of the few drawbacks to living out the boondocks is that public services, such as litter collection, are less available than they are closer to the city.
而居住在这种偏远的地方的一个缺点就是缺少必要的公共服务，例如，泣圾的收集就不如靠近市区那样方便。 - One eof the few drawbacks to living out the boondocks is that public services, such as littercollection, are less available than they are closer to the city.
而居住在这种偏远的地方的一个缺点就是缺少必要的公共服务，例如，垃圾的收集就不如靠近市区那样方便。 。 - Some people would agonize over the decision to give up a thriving career and move out to the boondocks.
FORBES: The Entrepreneur - Discount plans may not be an option if you live in the boondocks.
FORBES: Magazine Article - And although aid money can send a doctor to the boondocks, it cannot make him show up to work.
ECONOMIST: Global poverty
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- any area in the country that is quiet, has few people living in it, and is a long way away from a town or city