0 the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in a picture -- (畫、相片的)背景,襯托
The artist himself did not paint the backgrounds to his pictures - they were done by his pupils. 畫中的背景不是畫家親手畫的——都是他的學生畫的。
He has photographed her against lots of different backgrounds. 他給她拍了許多不同背景的相片。
They were filmed against a background of dark fir trees. 在一片黑黝黝的冷杉的映托下,他們被攝入了電影鏡頭。
The book's cover has white lettering on a blue background. 書的封面是藍底白字。
The little figure that you can just see in the background of the photograph is me. 照片背景中那個很小的人影就是我。
1 sounds that can be heard behind other sounds that are louder -- 背景聲音;背景音樂
2 the conditions that existed before a particular event happened, and that help to explain why it happened -- (事件的)背景
These decisions have had to be made against a background of high unemployment. 因為失業率高企,只好採取這些措施。
Can you give me some background on (= information about the conditions that existed before) the situation? 你能不能告訴我一些關於這一情況的背景資料?
Her worries about her job have faded into the background since she learned about her father's illness. 自從得知父親生病後,她就顧不上擔心自己的工作了。
3 your family and your experience of education, living conditions, money, etc. -- 出身背景;學歷;經歷
The school has students from many different ethnic/cultural/religious backgrounds. 這所學校的學生有著不同的種族/文化/宗教背景。
They come from a privileged/wealthy background. 他們來自特權/富裕家庭。
a background in publishing 出版方面的經歷
4 used to refer to something that is done before, and in preparation for, something else -- 背景的;事先的
The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
His family background predisposes him to support the Democrats.
Journalists were frantically researching the new prime minister's background, family, and interests.
Since they discovered the truth about his background, his colleagues have regarded him with suspicion.
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