| background | ~ music, muzik latar; against a ~ of, a. (when in contact with the background) dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the diamond glittered against the ~ of black velvet, berlian itu berkilauan dgn berlatarbelakangkan baldu hitam; b. (when not in contact with the background), (dgn) berlatarbelakangkan sst: a house built against a ~ of mountains, rumah yg berlatarbelakangkan gunung-ganang; c. (fig.) dgn [sst] sbg latar belakangnya, dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the elections took place against a ~ of inflation and unemployment, pilihan raya itu berlangsung dgn inflasi dan pengangguran sbg latar belakangnya; /be, keep, remain, stay/ in the ~, /menyisihkan, memencilkan/ diri; push /so., st/ into the ~, /mengetepikan, mengesampingkan/ /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| background | n (lit. & fig.) latar belakang: family ~,latar belakang keluarga; the ~ of a problem, latar belakang masalah; a ~ in mechanical engineering, latar belakang dlm bidang kejuruteraan mekanik; ~ information, maklumat latar belakang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| setting | b. background for a play, film, etc, latar, setting: the ~ of the play is a sitting room in a middle-class home, latar drama itu ialah sebuah bilik tamu dlm rumah golongan kelas pertengahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skyline | n outline of buildings etc against the background of the sky, latar langit: Kuala Lumpur’s ~ has changed enormously since the mid-sixties, latar langit Kuala Lumpur telah banyak berubah sejak pertengahan tahun enam puluhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| setting | n 1. a. surroundings, background, persekitaran: a log cabin in a woodland ~, kabin kayu di persekitaran hutan; Edinburgh Castle provides a picturesque ~ for the tattoo, Istana Kota Edinburgh merupakan persekitaran yg indah bagi pertunjukan tatu itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scenery | 2. (theatr) painted scenes etc used as background, hiasan latar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disadvantage | put so. at a ~, /merugikan, tdk menguntungkan /sso: his background puts him at a ~ in these social circles, latar belakangnya merugikan dia di kalangan kumpulan sosial ini; to so’s ~, /merugikan, tdk menguntungkan/ sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shade | ~ in st, /membuat bayang-bayang pd, menggelapkan/ sst: ~ in the background, gelapkan latar belakangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sketch | ~ in, a. melakarkan: he drew three figures and then ~ed in the background, dia melukis bentuk tiga orang dan kemudian melakarkan latar belakang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| respecting | prep (fml) tentang, /berkenaan, berhubung/ dgn: I know little ~ his family background, saya tahu sedikit sahaja tentang latar belakang keluarganya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |