backdrop

英 [ˈbækdrɒp]

美 [ˈbækdrɑːp]

n.  (舞台的)背景幕布; (事件发生时)周围陪衬景物; (事态或活动的)背景

复数：backdrops　过去式：backdropped　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8605 / COCA.6700

牛津词典

noun

• （舞台的）背景幕布
  a painted piece of cloth that is hung behind the stage in a theatre as part of the scenery
• （事件发生时）周围陪衬景物
  everything that can be seen around an event that is taking place, but which is not part of that event
  1. The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
     群山如画，给我们的野餐平添景色。
• （事态或活动的）背景
  the general conditions in which an event takes place, which sometimes help to explain that event
  1. It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.
     这场内战肇端于种族之间的紧张状态。

柯林斯词典

• （挂在舞台后部的）彩画幕布，背景幕布
  Abackdropis a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
• N-COUNT （实物或景象的）背景，衬托
  Thebackdropto an object or a scene is what you see behind it.
  1. Leeds Castle will provide a dramatic backdrop to a fireworks display next Saturday...
     利兹堡将为下周六的烟花燃放提供美妙的背景衬托。
  2. Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.
     浅色是挂放图画或镜子很有效果的衬托。
• N-COUNT （事件的）背景
  Thebackdropto an event is the general situation in which it happens.
  1. The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.
     选举将在愈加动荡不安的局势下举行。

英英释义

noun

• scenery hung at back of stage
  Synonym:backgroundbackcloth

双语例句

• The important events at the beginning of the century provided the backdrop for his novel.
  本世纪初的一些重大事件为他的小说提供了背景。
• War is more than just a dramatic backdrop to the novel.
  战争对这部小说来说不仅仅是个跌宕起伏的背景。
• The economic backdrop to militarization is changing.
  军事化的经济背景正在改变。
• Against this backdrop, neither North Korea nor the United States wants to take the initiative for a breakthrough.
  在这种背景下，朝鲜和美国都不想主动寻求突破。
• Instead, amid a backdrop of corruption and conflict, he chose to focus on a message of purity.
  在腐败和冲突的背景中，他却把重点放在传达纯洁的信息上。
• What have banks done against this backdrop?
  而各银行在这种背景下做了什么？
• That is the backdrop to an intriguing prospect: closer ties between Singapore and London as financial centres.
  在这一大背景下，一个耐人寻味的前景浮现出来：新加坡和伦敦这两个金融中心之间的联系越来越密切。
• Against a gloomy global economic backdrop, one bright spot for the oil market is Asia.
  在全球经济一片黯淡的背景之下，石油市场的一个亮点位于亚洲。
• Austria's stunning mountains and lakes provide the backdrop as the artists proudly strike a pose.
  奥地利迷人的山脉和湖泊提供了天然的背景，艺术家们毫不吝惜的摆出各种姿势。
• The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.
  选举将在愈加动荡不安的局势下举行。