background

['bækgraund]

n.背景, 经历, 幕后, 后景
vt.提供背景

n.

1. 背景(与前景foreground相对)[C]

He took a picture of me with the pavilion in the background.

他以那个亭子为背景给我照了一张相片。

2. (事件等的)背景, 远因[C][U]

This book gives the background of the Civil War.

这本书叙述了南北战争的背景。

3. 出身背景; (包括学历在内的)经历[C][U]

He came from an impoverished background.

他出身贫寒。

4. (图样等的)底子[C]

5. 背景资料[U]

6. 隐蔽的地方, 幕后[the S]

She has a lot of power, but likes to remain in the background.

她的权力很大, 但是喜欢隐身幕后。

7. (干扰录音或无线电广播的)杂音[U]

8. 背景音乐[U]

词形变化

名词复数：backgrounds

词义辨析

同义:

n.背景; 经历

practice  knowledge  training  experience  

同义参见:

stem  accompanying  setting  scenery  resource  blood  nationality  accompaniment  habitat  surroundings  

反义:

n.背景; 幕后

foreground  

英英释义

名词 background:

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

同义词：ground

information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

同义词：background knowledge

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

同义词：background signal

relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

同义词：setting, scope

(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

同义词：desktop, screen background

scenery hung at back of stage

同义词：backdrop, backcloth

动词 background:

understate the importance or quality of

同义词：play down, downplay

补充

backgroundbackground英:[ˈbækɡraund] 美:[ˈbækˌɡraʊnd]n.1.(画等的)背景, 底色The mountains form a background to this photograph of the family.这幅家庭照的背景是群山。2.背景情况The riots took place against a background of widespread unemployment.暴乱是在普遍失业的情况下发生的。You'll have to give me a bit more background before I can help you.你必须提供我更多的背景情况我才能帮助你。3.个人背景资料She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。

例句

1. A brick wall forms the background to the shot.一堵砖墙构成了这张照片的背景。 2. Which do you paint first, the background or the foreground?你先画哪个, 背景还是前景？ 3. a house in the background背景中的一座房屋 4. In the background is a tall tree.背景中有一棵高大的树。 5. One of the tiny figures in the background is a man on horseback.背景中那些小小人影之一是一个骑马的男人。 6. a pattern of white flowers on a green background绿底白花图案 7. voices in the background较远处的说话声 8. I thought I could hear an ambulance siren in the background.我仿佛听到远处有救护车的鸣笛声。 9. Somewhere in the background you can just hear a band playing.你能听到远处什么地方有个乐队在演奏。 10. Rosemary likes to stay in the background.罗斯玛丽喜欢呆在不引人注目的地方。 11. Lord M prefers to remain in the background, but he still has a decisive influence on events.M勋爵更愿意待在幕后, 但他对事件还是有决定性的影响。 12. The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy.现存的困难是该国严峻的经济局面造成的。 13. On the first day, counsel to the inquiry, Caroline Swift, QC, will outline the background to the case.在第一天, 担任调查顾问的王室法律顾问卡罗琳•斯威夫特将概述案件的背景。 14. Mark Tully reports from Delhi on the background to the latest violence in Punjab.马克•塔利从德里报道旁遮普邦新近发生的暴力事件的背景。 15. the economic background to the present crisis当前危机的经济背景 16. The optimism generated by these initiatives has to be tempered by the historical background to the conflict.这些倡议引起的乐观情绪需要用该冲突的历史背景降降温。 17. The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.会议在持续不断的政治暴力活动的背景下举行。 18. Moulded by his background, he could not escape the traditional role of strict father.受到出身背景的影响, 他无法摆脱传统的严父角色。 19. These children come from good backgrounds.这些孩子出身良好。 20. She came from a working-class background.她是工人阶级出身。 21. The members come from different ethnic and religious backgrounds.成员来自不同的种族和宗教背景。 22. She had been lucky, growing up with such a loving family background.她很幸运, 在这样一个充满关爱的家庭背景下长大。 23. His background was in engineering.他有工程学方面的背景。 24. Paint the background tones lighter and the colours cooler.背景色调画得浅一些, 着色稍冷一点。 25. I did a bit of background research among old newspapers at the library.我翻了图书馆的旧报纸, 做了一点背景研究。 26. Gary provided the background story for his discovery of the missing painting.加里讲述了是在什么情况下发现这幅丢失的画的。 27. BBC News 24 should provide better background information about the conflicts that led to the attacks.英国广播公司24小时新闻频道能够为导致袭击的冲突提供更好的背景资料。 28. For more background information, visit our website.要了解更多的背景资料, 请访问我们的网站。 29. The passenger's idle thoughts were backgrounded by the drone of the plane's engines.那位乘客的遐想似乎是由飞机发动机的嗡嗡声作伴奏。 30. To background themselves, reporters dug through all available files on the case.为掌握有关背景资料，记者们搜集(或查阅)了对此案有关的可获得的所有文件资料(或卷宗)。 31. the house stands against a background of sheltering trees.这房子以一片树荫为背景。 32. the background shows a landscape of domes and minarets.背景展现的是一些半球形的建筑物和清真寺的光塔。 33. the word is written in white on a red background.该字用白颜色写在红底上。 34. after that evening, she remained in the background.那晚之后，她就一直退居幕后。 35. the events occurred against a background of continuing civil war.这些事发生在持续内战的情况下。 36. she has a background in nursing.她有过护理经验。 37. a mix of students from many different backgrounds.许多不同背景的学生。 38. the political and economic background.政治经济局势。 39. [as modifier]background information.背景资料。 40. programs can be left running in the background.程序可在后台操作。 41. [as modifier]background processing.后台操作。 42. The film star's husband prefers to stay in the background.那个电影明星的丈夫宁愿退居幕后。 43. The talks are taking place against a background of increasing tension.会谈在气氛越来越紧张的背景下进行。 44. I need some background information.我需要一些背景资料。 45. We get on very well together in spite of our different backgrounds.我们尽管背景各不相同，但相处得很好。 46. Objects in the foreground are drawn larger than those in the background.前景中的物体画得比背景中的物体大一些。 47. a photograph of a house with mountains in the background以群山为背景的一座房子的照片 48. The mountains provided a perfect background [=backdrop] for the wedding photos.这些山是拍婚纱照的绝佳背景。 49. background scenery背景环境 50. red letters printed on a white background印在白底上的红字 51. a background color底色 52. He was a shy man who always tried to keep/stay in the background. [=tried to avoid attracting attention]他性格腼腆，总是尽量避免招人注意。 53. The war has pushed all other issues into the background. [=has made all other issues less important]战争使得其他所有问题都变得不重要了。 54. An ethnic conflict that was simmering away in the background finally erupted into civil war.民族冲突在暗中不断积蓄，最终引发了内战。 55. The software was automatically updated in the background while we continued to work on the data.在我们处理数据的过程中软件在后台自动升级。 56. It was hard to enjoy the music because I could hear a dog barking in the background.因为有狗叫的干扰声，我很难欣赏这个音乐。 57. We learned about the social and economic background of the American Civil War.我们学习了美国南北战争的社会和经济背景。 58. The meetings took place against a background of increasing tension.这些会议是在日趋紧张的局势下召开的。 59. Let me provide you with some background on this problem.我来给你提供一些关于这个问题的背景资料。 60. background information背景资料 61. What is your academic background?你的学术背景是什么？ 62. We need to know more about his background before we hire him.雇用他之前，我们需要更多地了解他的个人经历。 63. He and his wife come from similar social backgrounds. [=they were raised in similar social environments]他和妻子有着相似的社会背景。 64. His writing is influenced by his ethnic background.他的写作受到其种族背景的影响。 65. They ran a background check to make sure the job candidate had no criminal record.他们对求职者进行了背景审查，确保其没有犯罪记录。