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词汇 backstreets
释义 backstreets
noun[ plural ]
uk /ˈbæk.striːts/ us /ˈbæk.striːts/
the older and poorer areas of a town or city: (城镇中的)旧区,贫民区
She grew up in the backstreets of Boston.她在波士顿的贫民区长大。
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arrondissement
backstreet
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brownfield site
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old town
outer ring
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skid
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It is that the absence of a by-pass means that a lot of traffic—particularly commuter traffic—goes dodging about the backstreets in trying to overtake traffic jams.
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He goes on to prowl the city backstreets undercover, looking for suspects and picking up leads.
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Vague rumours had reached her that nowadays, the backstreets harboured all manner of such places, attended by members of the social elite.
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Young children's street culture usually takes place on quiet backstreets and pavements, and along routes that venture out into local parks, playgrounds, scrub and wasteland, and to local shops.
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