单词 | backdrop |
释义 | backdrop /bak"drop'/, n. , v. , backdropped or backdropt, backdropping. n. 1. Also called, esp. Brit., back-cloth. Theat. the rear curtain of a stage setting. 2. the background of an event; setting. 3. Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position. v.t. 4. to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake. [1910-15, Amer.; BACK1 + DROP] |
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