| 单词 | setting |
| 释义 | settingsetting /ˈsɛt̮ɪŋ/ ●○○ noun 1[countable usually singular] the place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment surrounding the thing or event: Imagine working in a beautiful setting overlooking the bay. Most patients were initially treated in a hospital setting.► see thesaurus at place12[countable usually singular] eng. lang. arts the place or time that the action of a book, movie, etc. happens: setting for Ireland is the setting for his latest movie.3[countable] the position in which you put the controls on a machine or instrument: the iron’s temperature settings The heater was on the highest setting.4[countable] the metal that holds a stone in a piece of jewelry, or the way the stone is fastened: a diamond ring in a gold setting5[countable] eng. lang. arts music that is written to go with a poem, prayer, etc.6the setting of the sun literary the time when the sun goes down → see also place setting |
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