backcloth

美 [ˈbækklɔːθ]英 [ˈbækklɒθ]
  • n.(事件的)背景;(挂在舞台后部的)彩画幕布,背景幕布

复数: backcloths

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backcloth

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    N-COUNT (挂在舞台后部的)彩画幕布,背景幕布
    A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.

  • 3
    N-SING (事件的)背景
    The backcloth to an event is the general situation in which it happens.

    I'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.

    在公共开支出现赤字的情况下承诺减税让我不以为然。

noun

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scenery hung at back of stage
Synonym: backdrop background

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  1. John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel .

    约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。

  2. I 'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit .

    在公共开支出现赤字的情况下承诺减税让我不以为然。

  3. The context is the backcloth on which the values in planning are produced .

    核心价值是生成规划合法权威的法理基础,但在制度环境中发生异化。

  4. The events stood out against a backcloth of industrial unrest .

    在工业动荡不定的背景下,这些事件格外突出。