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the boondocks
noun[ plural ]
USdisapprovinguk /ˈbuːn.dɒks/ us /ˈbuːn.dɑːks/
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: 荒野;穷乡僻壤;边远的乡村地区
She lives way out in the boondocks in some tiny town.她住在非常偏远的一个小镇子里。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Towns & regions: the countryside
AONB
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
backcountry
countrified
countryman
countrywoman
cross-country
greenfield
greenfield site
hillbilly
hinterland
land
redneck
rural
rusticate
rusticity
stick
upstate
wild
woodsy
boondocks | American Dictionary
boondocks
plural noun
infmlus/ˈbunˌdɑks/(alsoboonies, us/ˈbu·niz/)
an area far from any city or town, with few people and little to do for entertainment:
He edits a little paper in the boondocks.
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