backdrop
US: /ˈbækˌdɹɑp/
UK: /bˈækdɹɒp/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
backdrop- danh từ
- tấm màn vẽ căng sau sân khấu
- cơ sở; nền tảng (một sự việc)
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE also backcloth)+ noun
1 a painted piece of fabric that is hung behind the stage in a theatre as part of the scenery
2 (written) the scenery surrounding an event: The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
3 (written) the general conditions in which an event takes place, which sometimes help to explain that event: It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.
Collocation
ADJ.
dramatic, magnificent, perfect, picturesque, romantic | economic, historical, political
VERB + BACKDROP
have | provide
PREP.
against a/the ~ of
The conference begins this week against a backdrop of unmitigated gloom.
| ~ for
The Alps provided the perfect backdrop for a romantic holiday.
| ~ of
The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.
| ~ to
War is more than just a dramatic backdrop to the novel.
