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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2197 COCA: 1742

setting

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Related topics: Arts, Technology, Daily life, Jewellery, Music
set·ting /ˈsetɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [countableC]
1  SITUATIONthe place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment 背景，環境
beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting
an old farmhouse in a beautiful setting
環境優美的一座古老農舍
setting for
Cyprus is the perfect setting for a beach holiday.
塞浦路斯是海濱度假的絕佳去處。
I’ve worked with children in various settings, mainly in secondary school.
我在許多地方教過孩子，主要是在中學。
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2  ASITUATIONthe place or time where the events in a book, film etc happen 〔書、影片等中情節發生的〕背景
setting for
5London was used by Dickens as the setting for 'Oliver Twist'.
狄更斯把倫敦作爲《霧都孤兒》的故事背景。
Verona is best known as the setting for two of Shakespeare’s plays.
維羅納最出名的一點就是它是莎士比亞兩部劇作的故事發生地。
3  TDthe position in which you put the controls on a machine or instrument 〔機器、儀器等調控裝置的〕設定位置，調節點
The heating system was already on its highest setting.
取暖系統已經調到了最高擋。
4  DCJthe metal that holds a stone in a piece of jewellery, or the way the stone is fixed 〔寶石的〕鑲嵌底座；鑲嵌式樣
in a ... setting
a diamond ring in a gold setting
黃金鑽戒
5. APMmusic that is written to go with a poem, prayer etc 〔爲詩、禱文等譜寫的〕樂曲
6. the setting of the sun literaryDNDOWN the time when the sun goes down 日落 SYN sunset
→ place setting
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a beautiful/lovely/magnificent setting
The event takes place in the magnificent setting of Bramham Park.
a perfect/ideal setting
The castle was a perfect setting for the wedding.
an idyllic setting (=a very beautiful and peaceful place)
Three artists have come together to paint and teach in an idyllic setting in West Sussex.
an unlikely setting
This quiet suburb may seem an unlikely setting for a top restaurant.
a rural/urban setting
The research station is located in a rural setting.
verbs
provide a setting
The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences.
Examples from the Corpus
setting• Imagine working in a beautiful setting overlooking the bay.• Difficult or not, I none the less believe that we should seek less formal settings.• Most patients were initially treated in a hospital setting.• Simple division Being able to divide a living/dining room into two distinct areas means you can easily create an intimate setting.• In beautifully landscaped settings, this unique zoo is great fun for all the family.• The heater has three temperature settings.• Is the meeting held in the informal comfort of the staff room or is the setting a more formal arrangement?• Dashwood Manor sounds like the setting for a Victoria Holt novel, doesn't it?• Auden's influence on the young Britten was enormous: it shaped his whole attitude to the setting of words.• And that only reliable operators programme these settings into the oven's memory.
beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting• The city of Belfast has a magnificent setting, ringed by high hills, sea lough and river valley.• It was an attractive creeper-covered house in a beautiful setting.• It made a perfect setting for Murder in the Dark.• If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you.• She thinks it the mob beautiful setting she ever saw.• But he soon changed his mind when he realized the scope for expansion and the magnificent setting of the building.• Lain's Barn is the perfect setting for Midwinter merchants, selling everything from weapons to costume.
on its highest setting• If it is not already on its highest setting, the pump can usually manage one more radiator.
in a ... setting• In this setting, efforts should also be made to correct the underlying sodium retentive disorder.• When distressed, black people naturally resist accepting help in frightening institutional settings from people they do not trust.• In order to take such a risk, people need to feel they are in a secure setting.• There by himself in this ideal setting, he sat-not making a sound and never completing his work.• He celebrates human love in unlikely settings, delighting in its least expected manifestations.• People in smaller settings can contact career consultants individually about this kind of intensive feedback.• This should result in fundholders setting the pace and others benefiting.

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2197 COCA: 1742
setting

noun¹

 1place where sth happens事件發生地ADJECTIVE | VERB + SETTING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤natural自然環境◇wild animals in their natural setting自然環境中的野生動物➤attractive, beautiful, ideal, idyllic, lovely, magnificent, perfect, picturesque迷人的／優美的／理想的／田園詩般的／令人愉快的／壯麗的／完美的／如畫的環境▸➤dramatic戲劇背景▸➤peaceful, tranquil平靜的／寧靜的環境▸➤intimate, romantic溫馨的／浪漫的環境▸➤formal, informal正式／非正式場合➤appropriate合適的環境▸➤rural, urban鄉村／城市背景▸➤outdoor戶外背景▸➤contemporary當代背景◇biblical stories in a contemporary setting當代背景下的《聖經》故事➤public, social, work公共／社交／工作環境◇The French Club offers the chance to improve your language skills in a social setting.法語俱樂部為你提供社交環境下提高語言技能的機會。◇In a work setting, more formal language would be used.工作環境中會使用較為正式的語言。➤clinical, experimental, hospital, institutional, laboratory, etc.診室、實驗、醫院、機構、實驗室等環境▸➤academic, classroom, educational, school學術／教室／教育／學校環境➤cultural, historical文化／歷史背景▸➤domestic, family家庭環境◇elderly people living in a domestic setting住在家裏的老人➤unfamiliar, unlikely不熟悉的／不大可能的環境◇The hospital is an unlikely setting for an art auction.醫院不太可能成為藝術品拍賣的場所。VERB + SETTING➤create, make, provide創造／成為／提供環境◇The park provides the perfect setting for the play.公園為這部戲提供了極為適宜的場景。PREPOSITION➤in a/the...setting在環境中◇a hotel in a beautiful mountain setting坐落在優美山景中的旅館➤setting for適合⋯的地方◇the perfect setting for a picnic野餐的理想地點◇The site creates a dramatic setting for the new building.該地點為這一新建築提供了一個引人注目的環境。➤setting in設於⋯的場景◇a dramatic setting in Cornwall設置在康沃爾的戲劇場景➤setting of⋯的背景◇the urban setting of Manhattan曼哈頓的都市背景
setting

noun²

 2of controls控制裝置ADJECTIVE | VERB + SETTING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤high, low, medium高擋；低擋；中擋▸➤default, standard默認／標準設置➤adjustable可調節設置➤network, security (both computing計算機) 網絡／安全設置➤difficulty (in computer games電腦遊戲) 難度設置◇The game has multiple difficulty settings.該遊戲有多個難度級別設置。VERB + SETTING➤adjust, alter, change, modify, tweak調節／改動／改變／修改／調整設置▸➤increase, reduce提高／降低設置➤choose選擇設置➤save (computing計算機) 保存設置PREPOSITION➤at a/the setting在⋯擋上◇The oven should be at a high setting.烤箱應調至高擋。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2197 COCA: 1742
setting noun
⇨ context (the political setting) ⇨ environment (a perfect setting for a picnic)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2197 COCA: 1742
setting
General words for location and place: place, location, setting...
Parts of films, stories and plays: act, action, ad-lib...
Describing or relating to units of measurement: absolute, calibration, exa-...
General words for tableware and earthenware: bone china, canteen, china...
Parts of jewellery and jewels: bead, charm, clasp...
Pieces of music: adagio, air, allegro...

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