backdrop

Word family adjectivebackedbacklessbackmostbackwardbackward-lookingbackbonedbackbonelessbackbreakingback-burnerbackdoorbackfieldbackhandedbackroombackstagebackstartingnounbackerbackingbackwardationbackwardnessbackachebackbandbackbeatbackbencherbackbiterbackbitingbackboardbackbonebackbreakerbackchatbackdropbackcourtback doorbackfallbackfilebackfillbackfillingbackfirebackfittingbackflipbackgroundbackhandbackhoebacklandbacklashbackletterbackliftbacklistbacklogbacklotbackmarkerbackpackbackpackerbackpackingbackpiecebacksawbackscatterbackscratcherbackscratchingbacksetbackseybacksidebacksightbackslashbacksliderbackslidingbackspinbackstabbingbackstabberbackstairsbackstallbackstaysbackstitchbackstopback storybackstreetbackstrokebackswimmerbackswingbackswordbackswordmanbacktrackingbackupbackveldbackvelderbackwashbackwaterbackwoodsbackwoodsmanbackwordbackworkbackworkerbackyardbackbacketadverbbackwardlybackwardsverbbackbitebackcastbackscratchbackslidebackspacebackspeirbacktrack

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back·drop /ˈbækdrɒp $ -drɑːp/ noun [countableC]

1 literaryBEHIND the scenery behind something that you are looking at 〔所见景物的〕背景

backdrop to

The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden.

大海成了花园壮丽的背景。

2 CONDITION/STATE OF somethingthe conditions or situation in which something happens 〔事件的〕背景

against a backdrop of something

a love story set against a backdrop of war and despair

在战争和绝望背景之下的一个爱情故事

3. APTa painted cloth hung across the back of a stage 〔悬挂在舞台后部的〕背景幕布

Examples from the Corpus

backdrop• Their meeting will happen against a backdrop of increasing hardship for ordinary Russian citizens.• Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.• The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.• They're likely to be trees or shrubs which show up in winter but become a backdrop for the rich summer display.• Against this bleak backdrop, there are rays of hope.• Katell was fighting a cold and her show was played out against the distracting backdrop of a surreal domestic theatre set.• He writes taut, thrilling mysteries, delicately set against the backdrop of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.• It is the backdrop to the city's continued economic growth.• The snow-covered Rocky Mountains made a wonderful backdrop for the concert.

against a backdrop of something• And against a backdrop of needs for housing and jobs, the idea of saving trees and wildlife may seem superfluous.• The debate in Congress comes against a backdrop of complaints over the high cost of independent counsel investigations.• Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.• The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.• The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.• I photographed them against a backdrop of distant volcanoes using a yellow filter to accentuate the wispy white clouds above.• With the Clintons, such masterful performances can seem surreal, since they inevitably unfold against a backdrop of turmoil and controversy.

词汇	backdrop
释义	backdrop Word family adjectivebackedbacklessbackmostbackwardbackward-lookingbackbonedbackbonelessbackbreakingback-burnerbackdoorbackfieldbackhandedbackroombackstagebackstartingnounbackerbackingbackwardationbackwardnessbackachebackbandbackbeatbackbencherbackbiterbackbitingbackboardbackbonebackbreakerbackchatbackdropbackcourtback doorbackfallbackfilebackfillbackfillingbackfirebackfittingbackflipbackgroundbackhandbackhoebacklandbacklashbackletterbackliftbacklistbacklogbacklotbackmarkerbackpackbackpackerbackpackingbackpiecebacksawbackscatterbackscratcherbackscratchingbacksetbackseybacksidebacksightbackslashbacksliderbackslidingbackspinbackstabbingbackstabberbackstairsbackstallbackstaysbackstitchbackstopback storybackstreetbackstrokebackswimmerbackswingbackswordbackswordmanbacktrackingbackupbackveldbackvelderbackwashbackwaterbackwoodsbackwoodsmanbackwordbackworkbackworkerbackyardbackbacketadverbbackwardlybackwardsverbbackbitebackcastbackscratchbackslidebackspacebackspeirbacktrack Related topics: Theatre back·drop /ˈbækdrɒp $ -drɑːp/ noun [countableC] 1 literaryBEHIND the scenery behind something that you are looking at 〔所见景物的〕背景 backdrop to The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden. 大海成了花园壮丽的背景。 2 CONDITION/STATE OF somethingthe conditions or situation in which something happens 〔事件的〕背景 against a backdrop of something a love story set against a backdrop of war and despair 在战争和绝望背景之下的一个爱情故事 3. APTa painted cloth hung across the back of a stage 〔悬挂在舞台后部的〕背景幕布 Examples from the Corpus backdrop• Their meeting will happen against a backdrop of increasing hardship for ordinary Russian citizens.• Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.• The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.• They're likely to be trees or shrubs which show up in winter but become a backdrop for the rich summer display.• Against this bleak backdrop, there are rays of hope.• Katell was fighting a cold and her show was played out against the distracting backdrop of a surreal domestic theatre set.• He writes taut, thrilling mysteries, delicately set against the backdrop of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.• It is the backdrop to the city's continued economic growth.• The snow-covered Rocky Mountains made a wonderful backdrop for the concert. against a backdrop of something• And against a backdrop of needs for housing and jobs, the idea of saving trees and wildlife may seem superfluous.• The debate in Congress comes against a backdrop of complaints over the high cost of independent counsel investigations.• Unhappily-married Cape Town journalist Toni Balser finds true love against a backdrop of gruesome township violence.• The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.• The clarity of light throws everything into sharp relief against a backdrop of clear blue sky.• I photographed them against a backdrop of distant volcanoes using a yellow filter to accentuate the wispy white clouds above.• With the Clintons, such masterful performances can seem surreal, since they inevitably unfold against a backdrop of turmoil and controversy.
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