| 单词 | set piece |
| 释义 | set piece also set-piece Word forms: plural set pieces 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A set piece is an occasion such as a battle or a move in a game of football that is planned and carried out in an ordered way. Guerrillas avoid fighting set-piece battles. The first three Oldham goals came from set-pieces. 2. countable noun A set piece is a part of a film, novel, or piece of music which has a strong dramatic effect and which is often not an essential part of the main story. ...the film's martial arts set pieces. set piece in British Englishnoun 1. a work of literature, music, etc, often having a conventional or prescribed theme, intended to create an impressive effect 2. a piece of scenery built to stand independently as part of a stage set 3. a display of fireworks 4. sport a rehearsed team manoeuvre, usually attempted in continuous games at a restart of play, esp when the other side has been penalized for improper play set piece in American English1. an artistic composition, in literature, music, sculpture, etc., designed to give an impressive effect, often in a conventional style 2. a scenic display of fireworks 3. a piece of stage scenery 4. any situation carefully planned beforehand, as in a military or diplomatic maneuver Examples of 'set piece' in a sentence |
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