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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- setting
['sεtɪŋ]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of controls]
挡
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2.
noun
(location) 环境
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3.
noun
[of jewel]
底座
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- setting
[ˈsetɪŋ]
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1.
n.[c]
故事背景，故事场景
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This police station provided the setting for the famous television series
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警察局为这部著名的电视剧提供了故事场景。
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2.
n.[c]
环境
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In the evening the restaurant provides an intimate setting for diners.
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餐厅在晚上给用餐者提供一种私密的环境。
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You can't do that in a university setting.
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在大学环境中，你不能那样做。
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3.
n.[c]
舞台背景，舞台布景
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Night and darkness have an important part in the setting of the play.
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夜晚和黑暗在这部戏的舞台背景中有着重要作用。
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4.
n.[c]
历史背景，历史环境
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It is important to fully understand the historical setting of the dispute.
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充分了解这场辩论的历史背景是很重要的。
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5.
n.[c]
设定位置，调节点
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I want to change the settings on the television.
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我想换掉这台电机上的一些调节装置。
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He changed the setting of the thermostat.
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他调整了恒温器的位置。
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6.
n.[c]
餐位餐具
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"Please can you place one more setting at the table?"
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请在餐桌上多放一套餐具，好吗？
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7.
n.[c]
镶嵌底座，镶嵌架
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Her wedding ring is a center diamond in a gold setting.
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她婚戒的黄金底座中央镶嵌着一颗钻石。
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8.
n.[c]
配曲，配乐
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A song is usually the musical setting of a poem.
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一首诗歌通常都有一段配乐。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- setting
['sεtɪŋ]
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1.
n
the surroundings in which something is set; scene
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2.
n
the scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play, film, etc
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3.
n
[music]
a composition consisting of a certain text and music provided or arranged for it
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4.
n
the metal mounting and surround of a gem
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diamonds in an antique gold setting
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5.
n
the tableware, cutlery, etc, for a single place at table
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6.
n
any of a series of points on a scale or dial that can be selected to control the level as of temperature, speed, etc, at which a machine functions
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7.
n
a clutch of eggs in a bird's nest, esp a clutch of hen's eggs
Examples
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the setting sun
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落日
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She is setting the table.
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她正在摆餐具准备开饭。
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The coffee bar, on the ground floor of the hotel, is the perfect setting for any occasion.
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酒店一层的咖啡吧，环境幽雅，适合各种聚会。
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the deadline for setting the text
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文字排版的最后期限
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"The setting up of this Maypole was a lamentable spectacle to the precise separatists that lived at New Plymouth" (Thomas Morton).
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对生活在新普利茅斯的刻板的分离主义者来说，建立这个五月柱很令人伤感。
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