backdrop
noun /ˈbækdrɒp/
/ˈbækdrɑːp/
(British English also backcloth)
- everything that can be seen around an event or scene
- The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
Extra Examples- The Alps provided the perfect backdrop for a romantic holiday.
- The beautiful gardens provided a scenic backdrop for the wedding ceremony.
- The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.
- The Irish Sea forms a backdrop to all the views to the south and east.
- The events took place against the dramatic backdrop of the Atlas mountains.
- The movie is set against the stunning backdrop of Lake Garda.
- White walls provide the perfect backdrop for wooden furniture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- magnificent
- perfect
- …
- have
- create
- form
- …
- against a/the backdrop of
- backdrop for
- backdrop of
- …
- 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.
Extra Examples- The conference begins this week against a backdrop of unmitigated gloom.
- Their lives played out against a historical backdrop of conflict.
- War is more than just a dramatic backdrop to the novel.
- Worsening economic conditions have created an unfavorable backdrop for global markets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- magnificent
- perfect
- …
- have
- create
- form
- …
- against a/the backdrop of
- backdrop for
- backdrop of
- …
- a painted piece of cloth that is hung behind the stage in a theatre as part of the scenery
- She was an artist who designed backdrops for movies and stage plays.
- The photographer poses his subjects against painted backdrops.
WordfinderTopics Film and theatrec1- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dramatic
- magnificent
- perfect
- …
- have
- create
- form
- …
- against a/the backdrop of
- backdrop for
- backdrop of
- …