outback

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/ˈaʊtbæk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. Australia,uncountable,usually
    — 1951 June, W. J. Banks, Flying Doctors of the Outback, The Rotarian, page 23, Communication like this is making a big change in the lives of Australia′s “outback” people.
动词 v.
  1. To travel or stay in the outback
形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.
    — […]the Civil Service Association is not particularly happy with the decision of the Government in regard to rents and the way they will be levied on its members in the more outback country areas.
副词 adv.
  1. To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia. not-comparable
    — If we want this country to develop, we have to depend on men who are prepared to go outback and try to discover new shows.

词形变化

outbacks plural more outback comparative most outback superlative outbacks present,singular,third-person outbacking participle,present outbacked participle,past outbacked past

词源

词源 1
From out + back.
词源 2
From out + back.
词源 3
From out + back.
词源 4
From out + back.
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