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. (事件發生的) 背景; 地點
Rome is the perfect setting for romance. 羅馬是尋求浪漫的最佳地點。
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. 擋位
You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting. 你可以設置在高擋位上煮魚片。
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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)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]the position of a house or other building
位置；環境
Their house is in an idyllic country setting. 他們的辳捨地処恬靜宜人的鄕村。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]
the time and the place in which the action of a book , film , play , etc. happens
（小說、電影、戯劇等的）情節背景
The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp . 這部戯的背景是戰爭時期的戰俘營。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a place setting
一套餐具（見 place setting）
例句
setting noun (CONTROLS)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a position on the controls of a piece of equipment
（機器的）調控裝置
My hairdryer has three settings - high, medium , and low . 我的吹風機有3擋——高溫、中溫和低溫擋。
You don't need to adjust the setting every time you take a photo . 你不必每次拍照片的時候都調設置。
setting noun (JEWELLERY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]the piece of metal in a ring , or other piece of jewellery , into which a precious stone is fixed
安置寶石的底座；鑲嵌底座
a single diamond in a plain gold setting 鑲嵌在純金底座上的單顆鑽石
setting noun (MUSIC)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]music written or provided for a poem or other words so that they can be sung
爲…譜曲；給…配樂
He sang Schubert's setting of a Goethe poem . 他唱了一曲，是舒伯特爲歌德的詩譜寫的樂曲。 返回 setting