backdrops

英 [ˈbækdrɒps]

美 [ˈbækˌdrɑps]

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
backdrop的复数

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。

双语例句

• Have started to glitz up their shows with filmed backdrops ( bBill Barol)
  用朦胧的背景来装璜他们的表演（b比尔巴罗尔）
• There are pending court cases on whether photographers can use private buildings as backdrops.
  关于摄影师能否用私人建筑作为拍摄背景，这儿也有几个悬而未决的案例。
• How to cook chicken seems at once a minor detail against backdrops of racism and economic struggle, and a key to finding a foothold among strangers.
  在种族主义和经济斗争的背景映衬之下，鸡肉烹饪方法似乎一度成为次要细节，成了在陌生人中找到落脚点的一个方法。
• Therefore it is of vital importance to reexamine and restore the aesthetic role and location under the new cultural backdrops.
  重新认识并在新的文化背景下还原美学原本的角色定位，大有利于学科的健康发展。
• Although the eldest sons have many common characters, they show different character features under different history backdrops.
  长子虽有许多共同的性格特征，但在不同历史背景下显现出不同形象特征。
• There are fewer stories than there are people on earth; the plots repeated ceaselessly while the names and backdrops alter.
  世上故事比人少，同样的情节不断地重复，只是人名和背景有所变化。
• The scene did reportedly resemble a Hollywood set with landscapers spending weeks building fake waterfalls, ruins and backdrops, and a$ 600,000 stone gate.
  正如所报道的一样，婚礼的布景是好莱坞式的，由庭院设计师花费了数周的时间建造了假瀑布、废墟和舞台背景，同时还有一个造价60万美金的石门。
• Quito wraps itself around the base of Pichincha, a snow-capped volcano that provides one of the most unique backdrops of any city on earth.
  基多环绕着皮钦查火山的山脚&一座积雪的火山，世界上最奇特的风景之一。
• Some gangs use the same apartment backdrops for all of their photographs of supposed brides and grooms, and make the same mistake on all their forged documents.
  一些犯罪团夥给假结婚的新娘和新郎使用相同的住宅作背景，而且他们所有的假文件中所犯的错误均有雷同之处。
• For instance, by reducing the number of virtual desktops, you have may save some memory, particularly if you are using large bitmaps as backdrops.
  举例来说，通过减少虚拟桌面的个数，也许可以节省一些内存，使用较大的位图作为背景时尤其如此。