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jerkwater

/ˈdʒɜːrkˌwɔː.tər/

翻译: 过时的美国俚语形容词,指不重要的、偏远的或质量低劣的,最初指火车只为加水而停靠的小而无足轻重的小镇。

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adjective

/ˈdʒɜːrkˌwɔː.tər/formalamerican已废弃
  • zh过时的美国俚语形容词,指不重要的、偏远的或质量低劣的,最初指火车只为加水而停靠的小而无足轻重的小镇。

An old-fashioned American slang adjective meaning insignificant, remote, or of poor quality, originally referring to a small, unimportant town where a train would stop only to take on water.

  1. Small and remoteC1informalamerican

    Describes a place that is small, isolated, and considered unimportant or insignificant.

    zh偏僻小镇的

    • They grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere.
    • The company's headquarters were in a jerkwater location far from the city.
    • He complained about having to work in a jerkwater office.

    同义词backwaterinsignificantone-horseremote

    反义词importantmajormetropolitanurban

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  • more jerkwater comparative form
  • most jerkwater superlative form