setting

英 [ˈsetɪŋ]

美 [ˈsetɪŋ]

n.  环境; 背景; (戏剧、小说等的)情节背景; (机器上调节速度、高度、温度等的)挡，级，点
v.  放; 置; 使处于; 使处于某种状况; 使开始; 把故事情节安排在; 以…为…设置背景
set的现在分词

复数：settings　现在分词：setting　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2197 / COCA.1742

同义词辨析

settingbackground【导航词义：背景】

牛津词典

noun

• 环境；背景
  a set of surroundings; the place at which sth happens
  1. a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic, etc. setting
     乡村、理想、优美、田园等的环境
  2. It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.
     环境气氛无可挑剔，正是一个美好的圣诞节所需要的。
• （戏剧、小说等的）情节背景
  the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place
  1. short stories with a contemporary setting
     以当代生活为背景的短篇小说
• （机器上调节速度、高度、温度等的）挡，级，点
  a position at which the controls on a machine can be set, to set the speed, height, temperature, etc.
  1. The performance of the engine was tested at different settings.
     对引擎的性能在不同的挡上做了试验。
• （为诗等谱的）曲
  music written to go with a poem, etc.
  1. Schubert's setting of a poem by Goethe
     舒伯特为歌德的一首诗谱的曲
• （镶嵌宝石的）底座，底板，托板
  a piece of metal in which a precious stone is fixed to form a piece of jewellery
• （摆在桌上供一人用的）一套餐具
  a complete set of equipment for eating with (knife, fork, spoon, glass, etc.) for one person, arranged on a table
  1. a place setting
     一个座位的整套餐具

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 环境;背景;地点
  A particularsettingis a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place.
  1. Rome is the perfect setting for romance...
     罗马是最适合谈情说爱的地方。
  2. Perth was the setting for the SNP's conference this year...
     珀斯是今年苏格兰国民党大会的召开地。
  3. The house is in a lovely setting in the Malvern hills.
     房子坐落在莫尔文丘陵地区，周围景色迷人。
• N-COUNT (炉具、热水器等上可供调节的)挡，级，点，刻度
  Asettingis one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a cooker, stove, or heater can be adjusted.
  1. You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.
     可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。
• 一套餐具
  A tablesettingis the complete set of equipment that one person needs to eat a meal, including knives, forks, spoons, and glasses.

英英释义

noun

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
  Synonym:mise en scenestage setting
• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
  1. the diamond was in a plain gold mount
  Synonym:mount
• a table service for one person
  1. a place setting of sterling flatware
  Synonym:place setting
• the context and environment in which something is set
  1. the perfect setting for a ghost story
  Synonym:scene
• the physical position of something
  1. he changed the setting on the thermostat
• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  1. the historical context
  Synonym:contextcircumstance
• the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  1. you can't do that in a university setting
  Synonym:backgroundscope

双语例句

• If you are smoking in front of the children then you are setting them a bad example.
  如果你在孩子们面前抽烟，那你就给他们树立了一个坏榜样。
• He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin.
  他打破了用拉丁语出试卷的传统。
• He is setting an example which other aristocrats and leading Britons should follow.
  他为其他贵族和伦敦要人们树立了榜样。
• You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.
  可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。
• The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
  默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。
• The secret to happiness is to keep setting yourself new challenges.
  幸福的秘诀就是要不停地给自己设定新的挑战。
• The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
  太阳压山了。
• Already the round sun was setting.
  圆圆的太阳已经要落山了。
• We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group
  我们马上就将从大学分离出去，成立我们自己的团体。
• Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.
  冬天即将到来，人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。