recede into the background

/rɪˈsiːd ˌɪntə ðə ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/· idiom (verb phrase)

政治/外交/军事B2

recede into the background
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Chinese meaning

退tuì居jū次cì要yào,淡dàn出chū视shì野yě

逐zhú渐jiàn淡dàn出chū、退tuì居jū次cì要yào

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恐kǒng怖bù袭xí击jī恐kǒng惧jù感gǎn已yǐ淡dàn出chū美měi国guó人rén日rì常cháng生shēng活huó

Example

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.

总zǒng统tǒng淡dàn化huà并bìng转zhuǎn移yí了le反fǎn恐kǒng战zhàn争zhēng的de重zhòng心xīn,而ér此cǐ时shí,美měi国guó人rén对duì外wài来lái袭xí击jī的de恐kǒng惧jù感gǎn已yǐ经jīng退tuì居jū次cì要yào、淡dàn出chū了le日rì常cháng生shēng活huó。

Source: The New York Times · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

9·11事shì件jiàn25周zhōu年nián之zhī际jì,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ淡dàn化huà并bìng调tiáo整zhěng了le美měi国guó的de反fǎn恐kǒng战zhàn争zhēng,公gōng众zhòng对duì外wài来lái袭xí击jī的de恐kǒng惧jù也yě逐zhú渐jiàn淡dàn出chū日rì常cháng生shēng活huó。与yǔ此cǐ同tóng时shí,随suí着zhe威wēi胁xié形xíng势shì和hé技jì术shù演yǎn变biàn,美měi国guó政zhèng府fǔ开kāi始shǐ放fàng宽kuān部bù分fèn安ān检jiǎn限xiàn制zhì,从cóng液yè体tǐ携xié带dài到dào登dēng机jī口kǒu通tōng行xíng均jūn有yǒu松sōng动dòng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 re-(向后)+cedere(走)

  • re-(向后)+cede(走,拉丁cedere)+into the background

Collocations

  • fade into the background / recede into memory / recede into the distance

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