1.COUNTRYSIDEsomeone who lives in the backwoods 边远地区的居民
2.British EnglishBrEPGP a member of a political party or parliament, especially the House of Lords, who is not very active politically and only sometimes votes, attendsmeetings etc“蛮荒”党员[议员](指政治上不太积极的政党成员或议员,他们只是偶尔投票或出席会议,尤指上议院议员〕
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backwoodsman• There are certainbackwoodsmen fighting on cropassurance while 70-80 % of the industry is behind it.• Lord Hesketh, the government's chiefwhip, knows that backwoodsmen need delicatehandling.