backroom /ˈbækrʊm/ (also back room)

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room. 密室

  例：

  ...the backroom of the officers' club.

  ...官员俱乐部中的密室。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can use backroom to refer to people in an organization who do important work but are not seen or known about by the public. You can also use backroom to refer to a place where such people work. 幕后 [oft N n]

  例：

  Public scrutiny had brought civil servants out from the backroom and into the spotlight.

  公开审查使得公务员从幕后变成焦点。

  例：

  ...Mr. Smith's backroom staff.

  ...史密斯先生的幕后员工。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you refer to a deal made by someone such as a politician as a backroom deal, you disapprove of it because it has been made in a secret, dishonest way. 秘密的; 在幕后进行的 [ADJ n] [表不满]

  例：

  They have been calling the presidency decision a backroom deal.

  他们称总统的决定为幕后政策。