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| /ˈbækˌgraʊnd/ |
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| 1 | C the type of family , social position , or culture that someone comes from 出身背景；社会背景；文化背景 |
| students from very different backgrounds 背景大不相同的学生 |
| | 1a | the type of career , training , or education that someone has had 工作经历；训练；学历 | | His musical background helps him a lot in his job. 他所受过的音乐训练对他的工作帮助很大。 | | +in We are looking for writers with a background in law. 我们在寻找有法律专业背景的撰稿人。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the general situation in which something happens （事情发生的）背景情况 |
| +of The talks have been taking place against a background of increasing violence. 会谈是在暴力日益增多的情况下举行的。 |
| | 2a | information about what has happened in the past that helps you to understand the present situation （过去所发生事件的）背景资料 | | Let me give you a bit of background about myself. 我给你一点关于我自己的背景资料吧。 | | +to We need to know the background to the case. 我们需要了解这宗案件发生的背景。 | | background information/knowledge/reading/material You’ ll need some background information on the local economy. 你将需要一些有关当地经济的背景信息。 | |
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| 3 | C the part of a picture or pattern that is behind the main people or things in it . The main person or thing is in the foreground 背景；后景 |
| a red cross on a white background 以白色作为背景的红十字 |
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| - | in the background
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| 1 | behind the main person or thing you are looking at 在背景中 | a picture of palm trees with mountains in the background 以群山作为背景的棕榈树照片 | |
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| 2 | a sound in the background can be heard in addition to the main thing you are listening to （声音）在背景音中的，隐约听见的 | I could hear a TV in the background. 我能听见背景音中有电视的声音。 | |
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| 3 | in a place or situation in which people do not notice you 在不引人注意的地方；在幕后 | Jo does the publicity work, while Ed stays very much in the background. 乔做宣传工作，而埃德则主要做幕后工作。 | |
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| Words frequently used with background | | background 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | cultural, disadvantaged, educational, ethnic, middle-class, privileged, religious, social, working-class, | 1 | | | |
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