BEHIND1 at the back of something and usually hidden by it2 the area behind the things or people in a picture, on a stage etcRELATED WORDSoppositeFRONTthe back of something 某物的背面BACKbehind someone in a race, competition etc 在比赛中落在某人后面LOSE1 at the back of something and usually hidden by it 在某物后面，通常被其遮掩behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ [preposition/adverb]at or towards the back of something, and often hidden by it 在…后面〔常为其所遮掩〕 The sun went behind a cloud. 太阳跑到云后面去了。 Put a cushion behind you. You'll feel more comfortable. 在身后放个垫子，这样你会感觉更舒服一些。 I got stuck behind a truck on the way to the airport. 开车到机场去时，我一路上都被堵在一辆卡车的后面。at the backBritish/in (the) backAmerican /ət ðə ˈbæk, ɪn (ðə) ˈbæk/ [preposition]behind something, especially a building 在…的后面〔尤指在建筑物的后面〕 There's a small garden at the back. 后边有座小花园。 You can park your car in back. 你可以把车停到后面。 Their house has a pool in the back. 他们的房子后面有个水池。at the back of The tennis courts were at the back of the main school building. 网球场在学校主楼的后面。at/to the rear /ət, tə ðə ˈrɪəʳ/ [preposition]writtenbehind something, especially something large 【书面】在…后面〔尤体积大的东西后面〕at/to the rear of They parked in a small carpark at the rear of the hotel. 他们把车停在旅馆后面的小停车场内。 To the rear of the house is an old shed. 房子后面是一间旧棚屋。round the back /ˌraʊnd ðə ˈbæk/ [preposition]British informalto or in a place behind a building 【英，非正式】在〔建筑物〕的后面 We need to go round the back. I don't have keys to the front door. 我们得绕到后面去，我没有前门钥匙。2 the area behind the things or people in a picture, on a stage etc 照片、舞台等中物件或人后面的地方background /ˈbækgraʊnd/ [countable noun]the area behind someone or something in a picture, on a stage etc 背景，后景 The invitations had red lettering on a white background. 请柬是白底红字。against a background The flag's five orange stripes stand out against a silver background. 旗帜上的五条橙色线条在银色的底色衬托下非常显眼。in the background /ɪn ðə ˈbækgraʊnd/ [adverb]if someone or something is in the background, it is behind the place where the main activity is happening 在背景中，在后面 In the photograph, a statue of St. Andrew stood in the background. 在这幅照片的背景中，有一尊圣安德鲁塑像。 Palm trees swayed in the background. 棕榈树在背后摇曳。 While I was on the phone with Julie, I could hear the sound of a television in the background. 我和朱莉通电话时能隐约听见电视机的声响。backdrop /ˈbækdrɒpǁ-drɑːp/ [countable noun usually singular]the things such as buildings, hills or mountains that are behind something that you are looking at 背景 The snow-covered Rocky Mountains made a wonderful backdrop for the concert. 白雪皑皑的落基山脉为这场音乐会做了绝佳的背景。