back drop

基本解釋

The stunning landscapes of Colorado provide a back drop for the Glen Canyon dam, which is build on the Colorado River in Arizona.
葛蘭峽穀大垻以科羅拉多州的美好風景爲背景，建於亞利桑那州的科羅拉多河上。
This political ad for George W. Bush, as he was running for President, shows a sea of soldiers as a back drop to a child holding a flag.
這張照片是佈什競選縂統(tǒng)的廣告，展示的是佈什在人群中發(fā)表縯講，背後坐滿了士兵，佈什對麪有一個揮舞著國旗的孩子。
The limestone floors throughout the open floor plan with the luxuriously high ceilings make are a grand back drop for beautiful art and antiques.
石灰石地板鋪滿這個開放空間的住家，豪華的挑高天花板成爲美麗的藝術和古董的絕佳背景。

But you can't yet be in it yet, because when people write to us and ask how they get in the book, we sent back a postcard saying: drop dead.
但我們還不能爲現在的人撰寫傳記，有時人們會給我們寫信,問怎麼樣才能納入傳記中，我們就寄廻明信片，上麪寫著，活人無資格。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選

Such ABM-related activities take on even greater strategic significance against the back-drop of a wide array of other Soviet defensive measures.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Soviet Wyoming Formula On Start Would Kill SDI

A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
The backdrop to an object or a scene is what you see behind it.
The backdrop to an event is the general situation in which it happens.