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setting
[英] [ˈsetiŋ] [美] [ˈsɛtɪŋ] 生词本

n.

v.

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1. N-COUNT 环境;背景;地点 A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

2. N-COUNT (炉具、热水器等上可供调节的)挡，级，点，刻度 A setting is one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a cooker, stove, or heater can be adjusted. 

  • You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.

    可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。

3. N-COUNT 一套餐具 A table setting is the complete set of equipment that one person needs to eat a meal, including knives, forks, spoons, and glasses. 
Noun

1. the context and environment in which something is set;

  • "the perfect setting for a ghost story"

2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists;

  • "you can't do that in a university setting"

3. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

4. the physical position of something;

  • "he changed the setting on the thermostat"

5. a table service for one person;

  • "a place setting of sterling flatware"

6. mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place;

  • "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
Adjective

1. (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon;

  • "the setting sun"

体育

  • 1.安装
  • 2.装配
  • 3.定位
  • 4.加分赛
  • 5.再赛办法

哲学

<名>
  • 1.限定
  • 2.setting-upon

土木工程

<名>
  • 1.凝结

法律

  • 1.安装

电力

<名>
  • 1.整定

电工

<名>
  • 1.整定

计算机

  • 1.设置[定]值；设置
1. A visitor arrived just as we were setting out for the airport.
我们正要前往机场时来了一位客人。

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2. Already the round sun was setting.
圆圆的太阳已经要落山了。

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3. Four days after setting out, while the Titantic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
启航四天后，泰坦尼克号在穿过北大西洋多冰的海域时，了望员突然发现了一个巨大的冰山。

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4. Her brooch caught the rays of the setting sun.
落日余晖照射在她的胸针上。

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5. I'm afraid you're running a risk setting sail in such stormy weather.
挑上这么个暴风雨的天气出航，你恐怕太冒险了吧！

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6. Most of them persist in setting strict demands on themselves.
他们大多数人坚持严格要求自己。

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7. Mothers are well-known for setting the needs of the family above their own interests.
众所周知，做母亲的总是把家庭需要置于个人的利益之上。

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8. Setting fire to the letter, he made her watch it burn.
他点火烧那些信时让她看着那信燃烧。

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9. Setting the chair aside, he sat on the floor.
他把椅子搁到一旁，坐在地板上。

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10. Setting the results against those of the last election, we can see a clear improvement.
把这次的选举结果和上次的相比较，我们可以看到明显的进步。

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11. Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.
开办这样的公司有点冒险。

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12. Someone is always setting stories about that the Prince is to be married.
有人总是在散布谣言说什么王子要结婚。

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13. The children are setting fireworks off in the garden.
孩子们在花园里燃放烟火。

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14. The diaphragm vibrates, thus setting the air around it in motion.
膜片振动，这使得周围的空气也动荡起来。

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15. The light from the setting sun glanced off the oil tanks.
落日的余晖从油罐上折射出来。

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16. The responsibilities of a teacher lie not only in the inculcation of knowledge, but also in the setting of good examples and cultivating of virtues.
老师的责任不单是传授知识，更要树立良好榜样，培养学生的品德。

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17. The setting sun ensanguined the western sky.
落日将西边天空映成一片红色。

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18. The setting sun flushed the mountain tops.
落日的余辉染红了山顶。

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19. The setting sun kindled the sky.
落日映红了天空。

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20. The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
太阳压山了。

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