(also back-room,back room)Word forms: plural back rooms
1N-COUNT 里屋;后间;(尤指)密室 A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room. 里屋;后间;(尤指)密室
...the backroom of the officers' club.
军官俱乐部的私人包间
2N-COUNT 幕后人物;幕后活动场所 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. 幕后人物;幕后活动场所
He is confident the backroom can step into the temporary void.
他确信原先的幕后智囊能够填补暂时的空缺。
Public scrutiny had brought civil servants out from the backroom and into the spotlight.
公众监督把公务员从幕后带到了公众关注之下。
...Mr Smith's backroom staff.
史密斯先生的幕僚
3ADJ [ADJ n]幕后的;秘密的 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. 幕后的;秘密的 [disapproval]
They have been calling the Presidency decision a backroom deal.