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• ①[用单数形]背景(参照foreground; middle distance)
  • The tower stood against a background of blue sky.那座塔以蓝空为背景矗立着。

• ② (布料等的)底色
  • a dress with red flowers on a white background一件白底红花的洋装

• ③[用单数形]暗中;幕后;背地
  • He kept his plan in the background.他把他的计划保持隐密。
  • He has a lot of power, but he always stays [remains] in the background.他有很多权力,但他总是留在幕后。

• ④ 1[用单数形](事件等的)背景,当时的情况<of>2(人的)背景(教育、家世、交友情形等);经历;学历
  • the background of the war那场战争的背景
  • He worked with people from working-class backgrounds.他跟来自工人背景的人们一起工作。
  • He has a working-class background.他有工人阶级的背景。
  • He is a man with a college [good family] background.他是一个受过大学教育[家世良好]的人。

• ⑤ =background music