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

• This was with the backdrop of the global financial crisis, that could negatively impact spending on health.
  在全球金融危机的背景下，可能对卫生支出产生消极影响。
• But this will be against a backdrop of multiculturalism and tolerance.
  但是这发端于多种文化和分歧容忍的大背景下。
• Against this backdrop, Shell had a defining year in China.
  在这样的大环境下，2002年成为对壳牌中国具有决定性意义的一年。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And the geopolitical and economic backdrop presents significant obstacles to agreement.
  地缘政治和经济背景对达成共识构成了重大障碍。
• They also took place against a backdrop of falling interest rates, with depreciating currencies helping to boost growth.
  此外，它们是在利率下滑的背景下发生的，同时货币贬值也有助于促进增长。
• Austria's alpine landscape has been the perfect backdrop for her destruction of the idyllic.
  奥地利阿尔卑斯山的风景已经成了她破碎的牧歌的完美背景。
• 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。