setting
noun uk/ˈset.ɪŋ/ us/ˈset̬.ɪŋ/
(POSITION)
B2 [ C usually singular ]位置；环境
the position of a house or other building
Their house is in an idyllic country setting. 他们的农舍地处恬静宜人的乡村。
B2 [ C usually singular ]（小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节背景
the time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, etc. happens
The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp. 这部戏的背景是战争时期的战俘营。
[ C ]一套餐具（见 place setting）
a place setting
- More examples
- This would be the perfect setting for a wedding.
- The hotel itself is in an idyllic setting.
- The building is particularly notable for its garden setting.
- This is a tale of life and death in the idyllic rural setting of a 15th-century manor house.
- The movie casts a new light on the familiar Wild West setting.
(CONTROLS)
[ C ]（机器的）调控装置
a position on the controls of a piece of equipment
My hairdryer has three settings - high, medium, and low. 我的吹风机有3挡——高温、中温和低温挡。
You don't need to adjust the setting every time you take a photo. 你不必每次拍照片的时候都调设置。
settings [ plural ]（电子设备的）设置
the place on a mobile phone or other electronic device where you can set various functions
Go to Settings to connect to Wi-Fi networks. 在”设置“中连接到无线网络。
(JEWELLERY)
[ C ]安置宝石的底座;镶嵌底座
the piece of metal in a ring, or other piece of jewellery, into which a precious stone is fixed
a single diamond in a plain gold setting 镶嵌在纯金底座上的单颗钻石
(MUSIC)
[ C ]为…谱曲；给…配乐
music written or provided for a poem or other words so that they can be sung
He sang Schubert's setting of a Goethe poem. 他唱了一曲，是舒伯特为歌德的诗谱写的乐曲。