backstreet

noun
🔊/ˈbækstriːt/
🔊/ˈbækstriːt/
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  1. a small quiet street, usually in a poor part of a town or city, away from main roads偏僻街道,小巷(常位于贫民区)
    • He was born in the backstreets of Leeds.他出生在利兹的后街。
    • a rundown house in the backstreets of London伦敦偏僻小巷里一座破败的房屋
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backstreet

adjective
🔊/ˈbækstriːt/
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  1. acting or happening secretly, often dishonestly or illegally秘密的;偷偷摸摸的;暗地里的
    • backstreet dealers非法交易者
    • backstreet abortions非法堕胎
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBackstreet is used with these nouns:
    • abortion
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