foregroundnoun
The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.黑色的字体在橙色的背景下非常醒目。
a white rose on a solid blue background纯蓝色背景下的一枝白玫瑰

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Pictures
-scape
abstract
active matrix
aquatint
autostereogram
balloon
canvas
floral
gouache
graphic arts
graphic novel
halo
hellscape
pencil
poster
raster
rehang
screen print
shade
sketch

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Geography: scenery & views
After & behind

backgroundnoun (SOUND)

B2[ S ]
sounds that can be heard behind other sounds that are louder: 背景声音;背景音乐
background noiseWe couldn't hear what they were saying on the tape - there was too much background noise.我们听不清磁带里他们在说什么——背景噪声太大了。
in the backgroundIf you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.如果你仔细听这首曲子，可以听到伴奏的笛声。
I could hear the strains of Mozart in the background.我听见背景音中有莫扎特的旋律。
The computers were humming in the background.计算机在背景中嗡嗡作响。
An airplane droned in the background.背景中响起了飞机的轰鸣声。

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Describing qualities of sound
audibly
boomy
chocolatey
chuff
clomp
crackling
ear-splitting
mellifluously
melodically
melodiously
metallically
murmurous
raucous
silvery
staccato
textured
thready
tinnily
tunefully
tunefulness

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After & behind

backgroundnoun (SITUATION)

B2[ S or U ]
the conditions that existed before a particular event happened, and that help to explain why it happened: （事件的）背景
These decisions have had to be made against a background of high unemployment.因为失业率高企，只好采取这些措施。
[ U ]
information about something that helps people understand it :
background onCan you give me some background on the situation?
The official website has a wealth of background on the history of the tournament.
 the background
C2
If someone or something is in the background, they are not or it is not the main point of attention:
He stayed in the background, but the others would do nothing without his approval.
fade into the backgroundHer worries about her job have faded into the background since she learned about her father's illness.自从得知父亲生病后，她就顾不上担心自己的工作了。

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Situations and circumstances
affair
busyness
circumstances beyond someone's control
climate
comedy of errors
condition
farce
financial affairs
footing
landscape
matrix
picture
practicality
scheme
situation
the scheme of thingsidiom
truth
under any circumstances
under no circumstances
under the circumstances

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Of little or less importance

backgroundnoun (FAMILY EXPERIENCE)

B1[ C ]
your family and your experience of education, living conditions, money, etc.: 出身背景;学历;经历
have a background inShe has a background in publishing, so she might be able to help you with your book.
The school has students from many different ethnic/cultural/religious backgrounds.这所学校的学生有着不同的种族／文化／宗教背景。
They come from a privileged/wealthy background.他们来自特权／富裕家庭。
His family background predisposes him to support the Democrats.他的家庭背景使他倾向于支持民主党。
Journalists were frantically researching the new prime minister's background, family, and interests.记者们在疯狂地调查新首相的背景、家庭和爱好等。
Since they discovered the truth about his background, his colleagues have regarded him with suspicion.自从他的同事知道了他的真实背景，就不再信任他了。
She comes from an upper middle class background.她出身于中上层阶级家庭。
When the authorities inquired into his background, they found he had a criminal record.当局调查他的背景时，发现他有犯罪前科。

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Family: relations in general
anti-family
aunt
auntie
baby daddy
baby mama
family man
father
fatherhood
filial
filially
kinship
kinsman
kinswoman
kith and kin
long-lost
relationally
relationship
relative
removed
second cousin
background
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/ us /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
used to refer to something that is done before, and in preparation for, something else: 背景的;事先的
background informationThe book provides background information on the history of the region.本书提供了有关该地区的历史背景信息。
background readingStudents are expected to do some background reading before the course starts.学生们应该在课程开始之前进行一些相关阅读。

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Preparing
batten
batten down the hatchesidiom
break someone in
bug-out bag
build (someone/something) up
cue
dig
gear (someone/something) up
gear something to/towards someone/something
get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
gird
gird yourselfidiom
lay
prep
re-rack
regroom
roll up your sleevesidiom
set something up
set the scene/stageidiom
tee

background | American Dictionary

background
noun
us/ˈbækˌɡrɑʊnd/

backgroundnoun (THINGS BEHIND)

[ C/U ]
things that appear to be farther away or behind what is nearer or in front, esp. in a picture:
[ C ]He photographed the models against different backgrounds.
[ U ]With so much noise in the background, I couldn’t hear what she was saying.
[ C ]The city’s skyline was our background.
[ C/U ]
A background can also be whatever is happening around you but not involving you directly:
Worry was always part of the background.
[ C/U ] art
In a painting or a story, the background is the people and things that are less important and not the main subject.

backgroundnoun (EXPERIENCE)

[ C ]
the things that have made you into the person you are, esp. family, experience, and education:
The school has students from many different backgrounds.
[ C ]
An event’s background is facts or history that help to explain how or why it happened:
To understand the war, we need to consider its historical and political background.

background | Business English

background
noun
uk /ˈbækɡraʊnd/us
[ C ] HR
the type of experience, training, education, etc. that a person has:
We have applicants from many different types of background.
As well as a sound background in economics and statistics, the candidate must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively.
educational/professional background
economics/science, etc. backgroundApplicants must have a strong engineering background.
[ S or U ]
the set of conditions that existed before a particular event, or information about them which helps to explain the event:
So Deborah, why don't you give us a little background on the situation?
[ U ] IT
a computer feature that allows processes to continue without interrupting the user:
Keep your firewall and antivirus programs running in the background.

Examples of background

background
The introduction sets out the background and methodology of the research and repeats some of the important caveats about qualitative attitude research.
He surveys the sacred meals against a carefully assembled background of ordinary meal-taking and the general philosophy of food in each region.
How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the background rather than the stripe (the ordinary)?
With a background in philosophical logic and metaphysics, his current research interests focus on the theoretical basis of bioethical inquiry.
Our pupils came from a range of local, national, and international backgrounds.
Learners of different language backgrounds are thus predicted to follow different developmental paths.
With this as background, we turn now to a non-finality analysis of weight-sensitivity, beginning with unbounded stress systems.
The article describes why and how the test was developed, the theoretical background, the structure of the test, the assessment instrument and special features.
A first weak point is the lack of a uniform theoretical background.
In other words, the theoretical background is primarily based on processual history.
The following is the author's position on the subject, admittedly biased by a structural engineering background.
In the end, this is a useful book to recommend to students as preliminary background reading.
The effects of seasonal drought on background canopy-gap disturbance in the tropics are expected to be substantially compounded by the effects of major disturbances.
The reduced exercise performance may reflect lack of habitual exercise patterns and training background.
Luminance-defined targets had the same hue and saturation as the background, whereas saturation-defined targets were green and equiluminant with the background.
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Collocations withbackground

background

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academic background
In addition to his academic background, he has extensive experience in the software industry.
affluent background
The scheme will pose a question to the person from a less affluent background.
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