background

英 [ˈbækɡraʊnd]

美 [ˈbækɡraʊnd]

n.  出身背景; 学历; 经历; (事态发展等的)背景; 后景; 背景

复数：backgrounds　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1369 / COCA.1402

同义词辨析

settingbackground【导航词义：背景】

习惯用语

n.

in the background
• 在后台；背景的
  not being used at the present time and appearing on the screen behind programs that are being used
merge into the background
• 悄悄融入整体；不求闻达
  to behave quietly when you are with a group of people so that they do not notice you

牛津词典

noun

家庭、教育等 family/education, etc.
• 出身背景；学历；经历
  the details of a person's family, education, experience etc.
  1. a person's family/social/cultural/educational/class background
     一个人的出身 / 社会 / 文化 / 教育 / 阶级背景
  2. The job would suit someone with a business background.
     这项工作适合有商务经验的人。
过去 past
• （事态发展等的）背景
  the circumstances or past events which help explain why sth is how it is; information about these
  1. the historical background to the war
     这场战争的历史背景
  2. background information/knowledge
     背景资料 / 知识
  3. The elections are taking place against a background of violence.
     选举正在暴乱的情况下进行。
  4. Can you give me more background on the company?
     你能多提供一些这家公司的背景资料吗？
图画；照片 of picture/photo
• 后景；背景
  the part of a picture, photograph or view behind the main objects, people, etc.
  1. a photograph with trees in the background
     以树木为远景的照片
次要位置 less important position
• 不显眼的位置；幕后
  a position in which people are not paying attention to sb/sth or not as much attention as they are paying to sb/sth else
  1. He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press.
     他喜欢待在幕后，让他的助理向新闻界发布消息。
  2. A piano tinkled gently in the background .
     背景是悠扬的钢琴声。
  3. background music
     背景音乐
  4. There was a lot of background noise (= that you could hear, but were not listening to) .
     背景噪音很多。
底色 colour under sth
• 底色；底花；底子
  a colour or design on which sth is painted, drawn, etc.
  1. The name of the company is written in red on a white background.
     公司的名称是用白底红字写的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 出身背景；学历；经历
  Yourbackgroundis the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
  1. Moulded by his background, he could not escape the traditional role of strict father...
     受成长环境的影响，他摆脱不了严父的传统角色。
  2. She came from a working-class background...
     她出身于工人家庭。
  3. His background was in engineering.
     他有工程学背景。
• N-COUNT （事件或情况的）背景
  Thebackgroundto an event or situation consists of the facts that explain what caused it.
  1. The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy...
     目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。
  2. The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.
     这次会议是在政治暴力连续不断的背景下召开的。
  3. ...background information.
     背景信息
• N-SING 背景声音；背景音乐
  Thebackgroundis sounds, such as music, which you can hear but which you are not listening to with your full attention.
  1. I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background...
     我不断听到隐约的鼓掌声。
  2. ...police sirens wailing in the background...
     隐约传来的警笛呼啸声。
  3. The background music was provided by an accordion player.
     背景音乐是由一位手风琴乐手演奏的。
• N-COUNT （画等的）后景
  You can usebackgroundto refer to the things in a picture or scene that are less noticeable or important than the main things or people in it.
  1. ...roses patterned on a blue background...
     蓝底上的玫瑰花样
  2. Paint the background tones lighter and the colours cooler.
     将背景色调涂淡一点，颜色偏冷一些。

英英释义

noun

• scenery hung at back of stage
  Synonym:backdropbackcloth
• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
  Synonym:desktopscreen background
• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
  1. he is a lawyer with a sports background
• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
  1. the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident
  Synonym:background knowledge
• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
  1. he posed her against a background of rolling hills
  Synonym:ground
• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
  1. when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background
• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
  1. they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals
  Synonym:background signal
• the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  1. you can't do that in a university setting
  Synonym:settingscope

verb

• understate the importance or quality of
  1. he played down his royal ancestry
  Synonym:play downdownplay

双语例句

• The background music was provided by an accordion player.
  背景音乐是由一位手风琴乐手演奏的。
• The sound of sirens was an omnipresent background noise in New York
  在纽约，警报声是无处不在的背景噪音。
• The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist
  弦乐组为独奏乐章配上了动听的背景乐。
• The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.
  这次会议是在政治暴力连续不断的背景下召开的。
• He will play a key background role in government policy-making.
  他将在政府的政策制定上起至关重要的幕后作用。
• His background was in engineering.
  他有工程学背景。
• In some of the pictures the subjects are out of focus while the background is sharp.
  一些照片背景很清晰，被摄主体却因失焦而显得模糊。
• Jennifer has an impressive academic and business background.
  珍妮弗有着让人印象深刻的学术和商务背景。
• The Hungarian director has completed her powerful Diary trilogy, set against the background of events in her country.
  这名匈牙利导演已经完成了她震撼人心的“日记三部曲”，故事是以发生在她本国的事件为背景。
• The book is full of amusing sidelights on his family background.
  书中有很多关于他家庭背景的趣闻。