英语词汇“backdrop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A backdrop is the scenery that hangs behind the actors in a play. You might help to paint the backdrop for your school's production of "The Sound of Music."

The backdrop is an important part of a theater production, since it provides a setting for a play or sets a mood for a musical performance. If you're watching a local version of "Oliver!" the backdrop might be designed to look like a London street scene, for example. The noun backdrop comes from US theater slang, from a combination of back and drop around 1913.

WORD FAMILY

backdrop: backdrops

USAGE EXAMPLES

From then on, slightly abstract, sometimes surreal touches are added to this realistic backdrop.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Historic buildings across the city will become backdrops for projections illustrating the history of Hull.

BBC(Jan 01, 2017)

Pop stars perform until past midnight, with the city’s skyline and Bayfront Park as the backdrop.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

n scenery hung at back of stage

Syn|Hyper

backcloth, background

scene, scenery

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

单词	backdrop
释义	backdrop (once / 3886 pages) n A backdrop is the scenery that hangs behind the actors in a play. You might help to paint the backdrop for your school's production of "The Sound of Music." The backdrop is an important part of a theater production, since it provides a setting for a play or sets a mood for a musical performance. If you're watching a local version of "Oliver!" the backdrop might be designed to look like a London street scene, for example. The noun backdrop comes from US theater slang, from a combination of back and drop around 1913. WORD FAMILY backdrop: backdrops USAGE EXAMPLES From then on, slightly abstract, sometimes surreal touches are added to this realistic backdrop. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Historic buildings across the city will become backdrops for projections illustrating the history of Hull. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Pop stars perform until past midnight, with the city’s skyline and Bayfront Park as the backdrop. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) n scenery hung at back of stage Syn\|Hyper backcloth, background scene, scenery the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
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