BACKGROUND


Meaning of BACKGROUND in English

noun

1 type of family, social class, etc. sb comes from

ADJECTIVE

▪ family

Can you tell me something about your family ~?

▪ broad

It is important to have a broad educational ~.

▪ different , diverse , mixed , varied , various

We work with clients from diverse ~s.

▪ similar

I think we get on well because we're from similar ~s.

▪ privileged , wealthy

▪ deprived , disadvantaged , poor ( esp. BrE )

▪ middle-class , upper-class , working-class

▪ solid , stable , strong

She has a good solid ~ in management.

▪ criminal

She wanted to know about his criminal ~.

▪ engineering , military , musical , professional , scientific , technical

Children from a military ~ often move around a lot.

Even people with a technical ~ will struggle to understand some of the jargon.

▪ Christian , Jewish , Muslim , etc.

▪ class , cultural , ethnic , genetic , linguistic , racial , religious , social , socio-economic

▪ academic , educational

Her academic ~ includes a degree in education.

VERB + BACKGROUND

▪ come from , have

He came from a very privileged ~.

▪ be drawn from

The students are drawn from very mixed social ~s.

BACKGROUND + VERB

▪ be in sth

Her ~ was in biology and medicine.

BACKGROUND + NOUN

▪ check

In the future, we will require ~ checks on airport employees.

PREPOSITION

▪ from a ~

children from deprived ~s

▪ with a ~

an economist with a ~ in business

▪ ~ in

PHRASES

▪ a range of ~s , a variety of ~s

2 facts connected with a situation/event

ADJECTIVE

▪ general

▪ factual

▪ cultural , economic , historical , political

VERB + BACKGROUND

▪ describe , explain , give (sb) , outline , provide (sb with)

The book provides the ~ to the revolution.

▪ form

Those discussions formed the ~ to the decision.

BACKGROUND + NOUN

▪ briefing , info ( informal ), information , knowledge , reading

~ information on the country

PREPOSITION

▪ against the ~

Against that general ~, let me give you a more detailed view of current practice.

▪ ~ to

the technical ~ to the report

▪ ~ of

the historical ~ of the project

3 part of a view/picture behind the main parts

ADJECTIVE

▪ black , blue , grey/gray , etc.

▪ dark

▪ neutral

VERB + BACKGROUND

▪ blend in with , match

The wolves' coats turn white to match their snowy ~.

BACKGROUND + NOUN

▪ colour/color

Most paintings look good against a neutral ~ colour/color.

PREPOSITION

▪ against a/the ~

The areas of water stood out against the dark ~.

▪ in the ~

The mountains in the ~ were capped with snow.

▪ on a/the ~

bright blue on a red ~

4 position in which sb/sth is not important/noticed

VERB + BACKGROUND

▪ blend into , fade into , melt into , recede into , retreat into , slip into

The dispute over the new contract allowed her other problems to fade into the ~.

He had learned how to melt invisibly into the ~.

BACKGROUND + NOUN

▪ music , noise , radiation

▪ vocals

Who did the ~ vocals on that track?

▪ distortion , hiss

The signal was very clear, with no ~ hiss or distortion.

PREPOSITION

▪ in the ~

There was a radio on in the ~.

I could see my secretary hovering in the ~.

He prefers to remain in the ~ and let his assistant deal with the press.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .