首页英语词典settingsetting的意思

setting

英 ['setɪŋ] 美['sɛtɪŋ]

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近义词scenery background

反义词

n. 环境；安装；布置；[天] 沉落
v. 放置；沉没；使…处于某位置（set的ing形式）

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复数: settings;

中文词源

setting 环境，背景，设置，安置

来自 set,放置，设置，-ing,动名词后缀。引申词义环境，背景等。

英英释意

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"

英文词源

setting (n.): late 14c., "fact or action of setting (something), putting, placing, planting," verbal noun from set (v.).

Meaning "place, location, site" is late 14c. Surgical sense, with reference to broken bones, etc., is from early 15c. In reference to heavenly bodies, from c. 1400. Also in Middle English "act of creation; thing created" (c. 1400). In reference to mounts for jewels, etc. from 1815; meaning "background, history, environment" is attested from 1841.

同义词辨析

place, position, spot, situation, site, location, locality, setting, scene

这些名词均含"地点，位置，场所"之意。

place：含义广泛，最普通用词，既可指很小的地点，又可指很大很远的地方或场所。

position：多指物体相对于其他物体所处的位置或状态。

spot：指相对较小的特定地点或事物所在地。

situation：指物体在其周围环境中所处的位置或状态，侧重地点或场所的环境特征。

site：指或大或小的地方，既可指供专门用途或特定活动的地点，又可指某一事件的地址。

location：指某物设置的方向或地点。

locality：指某物所处的客观位置和周围地区。

setting：一般特指戏剧或小说所写的环境或场所。

scene：常指真实事件或虚构故事发生的地点。

考试真题

Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

What happened as a result of setting up big schools

The key to integrity is consistency- not only setting high personal standards for oneself (honesty, responsibility, respect for others, fairness) but also living up to those standards each and every day.

A good system is one that keeps that worst-case setting as improbable as possible while also offering strong protection in the event of a less-extraordinary attack.

girls studying in a single-sex setting also earn higher scores on their College Board and advanced placement exams than girls who study in coeducational settings.

In an all girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a coeducational setting.

In April, France passed a law setting lower limits for a model's weight.

This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional settings.

my IDP walks her or him through the process of setting short-term goals directed toward accumulating new skills and experiences important for that career choice.

Quiet rural settings contribute a lot to long life.

Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and unethical （不道德的）behavior in general.

Setting realistic goals can turn a failing business into success

Businesses are less likely to succeed without setting realistic goals.

A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of 1,100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.

And now, for the lighter side of the news, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world, when it comes to food waste.

As countries continue setting goals of reducing emissions, greater steps need to be taken to have a noticeable effect on the surrounding environment.

Assumptions about genetic differences between people of different races could be particularly dangerous in a medical setting.

Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay.

In October 2000, the same month the survey was taken, the Washington-based Center for Media and Public Affairs wrote in its publication Media Monitor that, in a recent month of TV news coverage of American youth, just 2% of teens were shown at home, and j

Internal recovery refers to the shorter periods of relaxation that take place within the frames of the work day or the work setting in the form of short scheduled or unscheduled breaks, by shifting at physical resources required for the initial task are t

It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places.

Just like medical researchers use rats to test ideas for human medical treatments, botanists use plants that are relatively easy to grow in a lab or greenhouse setting to test their ideas for related species.

President Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War, issued a proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.

Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon.

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

This lawyer had fallen victim to the "don'ts syndrome"—a form of negative goals setting.

When college students were reminded of a time they had been excluded in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualitie

Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths.

If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags.

Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves setting up an on-going, timetable process of circle-meeting for adults and children.

Make sure that you plan for these difficulties at the time of setting your goals.

Motivation and goal setting are the two sides of same coin.

Now she is conceiving a romance that has Shanghai of the 1930s as the setting.

You must keep these points in mind while setting your goals.

Human nature being what it is, most people stick with default settings.

In some settings, red sneakers or dress T-shirts can convey status; in others not so much.

"If we were really bold, we might even begin to think of high-calorie fast food in the same way as cigarettes—by setting strict limits on advertising, product placement and sponsorship of sport events," he said.

Britain is setting up a data ethics center.

It's common to have a "cubicle mate" or special confidant in a work setting.

Later this year, we will publish a white paper setting out exactly how we will achieve this.

The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings.

We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine.

实用场景例句

a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic, etc. setting: 乡村、理想、优美、田园等的环境

It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.: 环境气氛无可挑剔，正是一个美好的圣诞节所需要的。

short stories with a contemporary setting: 以当代生活为背景的短篇小说

The performance of the engine was tested at different settings.: 对引擎的性能在不同的挡上做了试验。

Schubert's setting of a poem by Goethe: 舒伯特为歌德的一首诗谱的曲

a place setting: 一个座位的整套餐具

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。

You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.: 可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。

While quality of life has improved, there's still a lot of burnout.: 在生活质量提高的同时, 却有许多人身心疲惫.

The windows gleamed gold in the shine of the setting sun.: 窗子在落日的余晖中金光闪闪.

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, 瞭望员突然发现了一个巨大的冰山.

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.

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.

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

We stopped the work when the setting sun shone in.: 当落日照入时,我们停止了工作.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.: 默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。

Setting up the camera can be tricky.: 调试相机可能会很费事。

It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.: 这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.: 冬天即将到来，人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。

You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.: 可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。

The setting for this morning's signing ceremony matched the solemnity of the occasion.: 今天上午签字仪式的布置与该场合的严肃性非常协调。

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