倒水的英文：
backwater

参考例句：

We need someone to pour.
我们需要人斟茶倒水。

backwater是什么意思：
n. 死水，滞水，停滞，回水；不接受外界事件或新思想影响的地方，闭塞的地方

It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。

Life in a backwater of Southern Russia has begun to grow weary for the Moscow-educated couple
死气沉沉的俄国南部生活一定使这对在莫斯科受过高等教育的夫妇感到厌烦。

The running of family fortunes has always been a backwater—albeit a lucrative one—of the investment management business(Business Week).
家庭未来的趋势一直处于投资管理商务的停滞状态——尽管有有利的一面(商务周刊)。

Ago Bay is no longer a quiet backwater. Today it is a busy port surrounded by residential and tourist development
AGO BAY已不再是平静的海湾，今天它的周围是蓬勃发展的旅游业和居民区。