setting
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place. (事件发生的) 背景; 地点
Rome is the perfect setting for romance. 罗马是寻求浪漫的最佳地点。
2. N-COUNT A setting is one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a stove or heater can be adjusted. 挡位
You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting. 你可以设置在高挡位上煮鱼片。
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setting /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ (settings)
剑桥词典
- This would be the perfect setting for a wedding .
- The hotel itself is in an idyllic setting.
- The building is particularly notable for its garden setting.
- This is a tale of life and death in the idyllic rural setting of a 15th-century manor house .
- The movie casts a new light on the familiar Wild West setting.
setting noun (POSITION)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]the position of a house or other building
位置；环境
Their house is in an idyllic country setting. 他们的农舍地处恬静宜人的乡村。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ]
the time and the place in which the action of a book , film , play , etc. happens
（小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节背景
The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp . 这部戏的背景是战争时期的战俘营。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a place setting
一套餐具（见 place setting）
例句
setting noun (CONTROLS)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a position on the controls of a piece of equipment
（机器的）调控装置
My hairdryer has three settings - high, medium , and low . 我的吹风机有3挡——高温、中温和低温挡。
You don't need to adjust the setting every time you take a photo . 你不必每次拍照片的时候都调设置。
setting noun (JEWELLERY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]the piece of metal in a ring , or other piece of jewellery , into which a precious stone is fixed
安置宝石的底座；镶嵌底座
a single diamond in a plain gold setting 镶嵌在纯金底座上的单颗钻石
setting noun (MUSIC)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]music written or provided for a poem or other words so that they can be sung
为…谱曲；给…配乐
He sang Schubert's setting of a Goethe poem . 他唱了一曲，是舒伯特为歌德的诗谱写的乐曲。 返回 setting