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back.ground THINGS BEHIND5bAk7graJndnthe things that can be seen or heard behind other things that are closer or louder背景物，后景The little figure that you can just see in the background of the photograph is me. [U]照片背景上那个依稀可以看到的很小的人影就是我。[FOREGROUND]If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background. [U]如果你仔细听这首曲子，你可以听到长笛的伴音。We couldn't hear what they were saying on the tape--there was too much background noise.我们听不出磁带上他们说的话----背景噪音太响了。He has written the background music for a number of films.他曾为多部电影配乐。(fig.) He keeps himself to himself--likes to stay in the background (= not to be noticed). [U]他不爱与人交往----他喜欢呆在别人注意不到的地方。(fig.) Her worries about her job have faded into the background (= become less important or noticeable) since she learnt about her father's illness. [U]得知父亲病倒之后，她对工作问题的担忧退居其次。A background is what can be seen behind the main things or people in a picture.（图画的）背景The artist himself did not paint the backgrounds to his pictures--they were done by his pupils. [C]画家没有自己画背景----那是他的学生们完成的。He has photographed her against lots of different backgrounds. [C]他在许多不同的背景地给她拍了照。They were filmed against a background of dark fir trees. [C]他们被拍摄入电影镜头，背景是一片幽暗的冷杉树林。The book's cover has white lettering on a blue background. [C]本书封面为蓝底白字。Background can also mean the conditions that existed before a particular event happened, and which help to explain why it happened.（事件发生的）背景情况To understand the present conflict, we need to consider the historical and political background to it. [U]为了理解目前发生的冲突，我们必须考虑其历史背景和政治背景。These decisions have had to be taken against a background of high unemployment. [U]这些决定是在高失业率的情况下作出的。Can you give me some background on (= information about the conditions that existed before) the situation? [U]你能提供我造成这种局面的背景资料吗?Background can also be used to refer to something that is done before, and in preparation for, something else.预先了解的背景资料Students are expected to do some background reading before the course starts.在课程开始之前学生们必须预读有关背景资料。The training programme is designed to provide background knowledge of the business world.这项训练计划旨在提供商业界的背景知识。The book provides background information on the history of the region.这本书提供了有关这个地区历史的背景资料。
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