1. | [c] 出身背景;学历;经历the details of a person's family, education, experience, etc. |
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 | |
The job would suit someone with a business background. 这项工作适合有商务经验的人。 |
2. | [c][ususing][u] (事态发展等的)背景the circumstances or past events that help explain why sth is how it is; information about these |
the historical background to the war 这场战争的历史背景 | |
background information/knowledge 背景资料╱知识 | |
The elections are taking place against a background of violence. 选举正在暴乱的情况下进行。 | |
Can you give me more background on the company? 你能给我多提供一些这家公司的背景资料吗? |
3. | [c][ususing] 后景;背景the part of a picture, photograph or view behind the main objects, people, etc. |
a photograph with trees in the background 以树木为远景的照片 |
4. | [sing] 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 |
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。 | |
A piano tinkled gently in the background . 背景是悠扬的钢琴声。 | |
background music 背景音乐 | |
There was a lot of background noise(= that you could hear, but were not listening to) . 背景噪音很多。 |
5. | [c][ususing] 底色;底花;底子a colour or design on which sth is painted, drawn, etc. |
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。 |