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　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8计算机

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

• The mayor's scheme offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan
  市长的方案激励了打算在曼哈顿下城开业的公司。
• He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him
  他似乎认为我在给他设什么套儿。
• They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm
  他们在一起坐了数小时，讨论自己创办公司的利弊。
• The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
  太阳压山了。
• 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。
• Rome is the perfect setting for romance
  罗马是最适合谈情说爱的地方。
• 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。
• Tell us when and why you started your business and how you went about setting it up.
  告诉我们你是何时出于何种原因开办了自己的企业，又是如何着手创建的。
• 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。
• 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。