| 单词 | setting |
| 释义 | setting (once / 123 pages) n A setting is where something is set, or placed. If you want to propose to your beloved, try to choose a romantic setting. To set means to put in place, so a setting is a placement. If you are a jeweler, you will spend a lot of time making silver and gold settings for precious stones. Setting can also mean context. If you tell me that you spent the whole weekend cooing and clucking, before I decide that you’re crazy, you might explain to me that the setting of that clucking was the birth of all the little chicks on your friend’s farm. WORD FAMILYsetting: settings+/reset: resets, resetted, resetting/set: preset, reset, seting, sets, setting, subset/subset: subsets USAGE EXAMPLESIn 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed Public Act 520 establishing wolves a game species and setting in motion plans for a statewide hunting season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Williams said Pickens’ comments about the fired employees “not fitting in” reinforces a long history of African-Americans not being allowed into elite, private-club settings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) And the setting is now Los Angeles instead of an iconic Manhattan skyscraper. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the physical position of something he changed the setting on the thermostat Hyper place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something 2n the context and environment in which something is set the perfect setting for a ghost story Syn|Hypo|Hyper scene scenario a setting for a work of art or literature environment, environs, surround, surroundings the area in which something exists or lives 3n the state of the environment in which a situation exists you can't do that in a university setting Syn|Hypo|Hyper background, scope canvas, canvass the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account show window, showcasea setting in which something can be displayed to best effect environment the totality of surrounding conditions 4n the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event Syn|Hypo|Hyper circumstance, context conditions the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare conditionsthe prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process environment the totality of surrounding conditions 5n arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted Syn|Hyper mise en scene, stage setting stage a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience 6n a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place Syn|Hypo|Hyper mount pave a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows mounting framework used for support or display 7n a table service for one person Syn|Hyper place setting service, table service tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
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