backroom

FREQ #32752

n. 后房, 密室 a. 在密室中的

发音

UK /ˈbækˌɹuːm/
其它
UK /ˈbækˌɹʊm/
US /ˈbækˌɹum/

词形变化

backrooms 复数 backrooms

别名

back room

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A room near the rear of a premises.

    Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.

    定语 比喻

    Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders)

    backroom deals

    backroom bargaining

  2. 2.

    A room near the rear of a premises.

    A storeroom in the rear of the premises.

    We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

room facility installation

相关短语

backroom boy <非正><英>幕后筹划者，从事秘密研究工作的人，智囊人物 backroom staff backroom boys 秘密研究者;智囊团;幕后英雄,无名英雄

词源

Compound of back + room

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