setting

Word family nounsetnesssettersettingsetbacksetlineset piecesetscrewset squareset-top boxverbset

Related topics: Arts, Technology, Daily life, Jewellery, Music

set·ting /ˈsetɪŋ/ noun [countableC]

1 SITUATIONthe place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment 背景，环境

beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting

an old farmhouse in a beautiful setting

环境优美的一座古老农舍

setting for

Cyprus is the perfect setting for a beach holiday.

塞浦路斯是海滨度假的绝佳去处。

I’ve worked with children in various settings, mainly in secondary school.

我在许多地方教过孩子，主要是在中学。

► see thesaurus at place

2 ASITUATIONthe place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen 〔书、影片等中情节发生的〕背景

setting for

5London was used by Dickens as the setting for 'Oliver Twist'.

狄更斯把伦敦作为《雾都孤儿》的故事背景。

Verona is best known as the setting for two of Shakespeare’s plays.

维罗纳最出名的一点就是它是莎士比亚两部剧作的故事发生地。

3 TDthe position in which you put the controls on a machine or instrument 〔机器、仪器等调控装置的〕设定位置，调节点

The heating system was already on its highest setting.

取暖系统已经调到了最高挡。

4 DCJthe metal that holds a stone in a piece of jewellery, or the way the stone is fixed 〔宝石的〕镶嵌底座；镶嵌式样

in a ... setting

a diamond ring in a gold setting

黄金钻戒

5. APMmusic that is written to go with a poem, prayer etc 〔为诗、祷文等谱写的〕乐曲

6. the setting of the sun literaryDNDOWN the time when the sun goes down 日落 SYN sunset

→ place setting

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

a beautiful/lovely/magnificent setting

The event takes place in the magnificent setting of Bramham Park.

a perfect/ideal setting

The castle was a perfect setting for the wedding.

an idyllic setting (=a very beautiful and peaceful place)

Three artists have come together to paint and teach in an idyllic setting in West Sussex.

an unlikely setting

This quiet suburb may seem an unlikely setting for a top restaurant.

a rural/urban setting

The research station is located in a rural setting.

verbs

provide a setting

The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences.

Examples from the Corpus

setting• Imagine working in a beautiful setting overlooking the bay.• Difficult or not, I none the less believe that we should seek less formal settings.• Most patients were initially treated in a hospital setting.• Simple division Being able to divide a living/dining room into two distinct areas means you can easily create an intimate setting.• In beautifully landscaped settings, this unique zoo is great fun for all the family.• The heater has three temperature settings.• Is the meeting held in the informal comfort of the staff room or is the setting a more formal arrangement?• Dashwood Manor sounds like the setting for a Victoria Holt novel, doesn't it?• Auden's influence on the young Britten was enormous: it shaped his whole attitude to the setting of words.• And that only reliable operators programme these settings into the oven's memory.

beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting• The city of Belfast has a magnificent setting, ringed by high hills, sea lough and river valley.• It was an attractive creeper-covered house in a beautiful setting.• It made a perfect setting for Murder in the Dark.• If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you.• She thinks it the mob beautiful setting she ever saw.• But he soon changed his mind when he realized the scope for expansion and the magnificent setting of the building.• Lain's Barn is the perfect setting for Midwinter merchants, selling everything from weapons to costume.

on its highest setting• If it is not already on its highest setting, the pump can usually manage one more radiator.

in a ... setting• In this setting, efforts should also be made to correct the underlying sodium retentive disorder.• When distressed, black people naturally resist accepting help in frightening institutional settings from people they do not trust.• In order to take such a risk, people need to feel they are in a secure setting.• There by himself in this ideal setting, he sat-not making a sound and never completing his work.• He celebrates human love in unlikely settings, delighting in its least expected manifestations.• People in smaller settings can contact career consultants individually about this kind of intensive feedback.• This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.

单词	setting
释义	setting Word family nounsetnesssettersettingsetbacksetlineset piecesetscrewset squareset-top boxverbset Related topics: Arts, Technology, Daily life, Jewellery, Music set·ting /ˈsetɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 SITUATIONthe place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment 背景，环境 beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting an old farmhouse in a beautiful setting 环境优美的一座古老农舍 setting for Cyprus is the perfect setting for a beach holiday. 塞浦路斯是海滨度假的绝佳去处。 I’ve worked with children in various settings, mainly in secondary school. 我在许多地方教过孩子，主要是在中学。 ► see thesaurus at place 2 ASITUATIONthe place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen 〔书、影片等中情节发生的〕背景 setting for 5London was used by Dickens as the setting for 'Oliver Twist'. 狄更斯把伦敦作为《雾都孤儿》的故事背景。 Verona is best known as the setting for two of Shakespeare’s plays. 维罗纳最出名的一点就是它是莎士比亚两部剧作的故事发生地。 3 TDthe position in which you put the controls on a machine or instrument 〔机器、仪器等调控装置的〕设定位置，调节点 The heating system was already on its highest setting. 取暖系统已经调到了最高挡。 4 DCJthe metal that holds a stone in a piece of jewellery, or the way the stone is fixed 〔宝石的〕镶嵌底座；镶嵌式样 in a ... setting a diamond ring in a gold setting 黄金钻戒 5. APMmusic that is written to go with a poem, prayer etc 〔为诗、祷文等谱写的〕乐曲 6. the setting of the sun literaryDNDOWN the time when the sun goes down 日落 SYN sunset → place setting n COLLOCATIONS adjectives a beautiful/lovely/magnificent setting The event takes place in the magnificent setting of Bramham Park. a perfect/ideal setting The castle was a perfect setting for the wedding. an idyllic setting (=a very beautiful and peaceful place) Three artists have come together to paint and teach in an idyllic setting in West Sussex. an unlikely setting This quiet suburb may seem an unlikely setting for a top restaurant. a rural/urban setting The research station is located in a rural setting. verbs provide a setting The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences. Examples from the Corpus setting• Imagine working in a beautiful setting overlooking the bay.• Difficult or not, I none the less believe that we should seek less formal settings.• Most patients were initially treated in a hospital setting.• Simple division Being able to divide a living/dining room into two distinct areas means you can easily create an intimate setting.• In beautifully landscaped settings, this unique zoo is great fun for all the family.• The heater has three temperature settings.• Is the meeting held in the informal comfort of the staff room or is the setting a more formal arrangement?• Dashwood Manor sounds like the setting for a Victoria Holt novel, doesn't it?• Auden's influence on the young Britten was enormous: it shaped his whole attitude to the setting of words.• And that only reliable operators programme these settings into the oven's memory. beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting• The city of Belfast has a magnificent setting, ringed by high hills, sea lough and river valley.• It was an attractive creeper-covered house in a beautiful setting.• It made a perfect setting for Murder in the Dark.• If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you.• She thinks it the mob beautiful setting she ever saw.• But he soon changed his mind when he realized the scope for expansion and the magnificent setting of the building.• Lain's Barn is the perfect setting for Midwinter merchants, selling everything from weapons to costume. on its highest setting• If it is not already on its highest setting, the pump can usually manage one more radiator. in a ... setting• In this setting, efforts should also be made to correct the underlying sodium retentive disorder.• When distressed, black people naturally resist accepting help in frightening institutional settings from people they do not trust.• In order to take such a risk, people need to feel they are in a secure setting.• There by himself in this ideal setting, he sat-not making a sound and never completing his work.• He celebrates human love in unlikely settings, delighting in its least expected manifestations.• People in smaller settings can contact career consultants individually about this kind of intensive feedback.• This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.
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