setting

noun

1. 环境；背景
   a set of surroundings; the place at which sth happens
   1. a rural/an ideal/a beautiful/an idyllic, etc. setting
      乡村、理想、优美、田园等的环境
   2. 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。
2. （戏剧、小说等的）情节背景
   the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place
   1. short stories with a contemporary setting
      以当代生活为背景的短篇小说
3. （机器上调节速度、高度、温度等的）挡，级，点
   a position at which the controls on a machine can be set, to set the speed, height, temperature, etc.
   1. 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。
4. （为诗等谱的）曲
   music written to go with a poem, etc.
   1. Schubert's setting of a poem by Goethe
      舒伯特为歌德的一首诗谱的曲
5. （镶嵌宝石的）底座，底板，托板
   a piece of metal in which a precious stone is fixed to form a piece of jewellery
6. （摆在桌上供一人用的）一套餐具
   a complete set of equipment for eating with (knife, fork, spoon, glass, etc.) for one person, arranged on a table
   1. a place setting
      一个座位的整套餐具

1. N-COUNT 环境;背景;地点
   A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place.
   1. Rome is the perfect setting for romance...
      罗马是最适合谈情说爱的地方。
   2. 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。
   3. The house is in a lovely setting in the Malvern hills.
      房子坐落在莫尔文丘陵地区，周围景色迷人。
2. N-COUNT (炉具、热水器等上可供调节的)挡，级，点，刻度
   A setting is one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a cooker, stove, or heater can be adjusted.
   1. You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.
      可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。
3. 一套餐具
   A table setting is the complete set of equipment that one person needs to eat a meal, including knives, forks, spoons, and glasses.

1. They celebrated the event by holding parades, lighting bonfires and setting off fireworks.
   他们通过举行游行、生起篝火和燃放烟花来庆祝这一事件。
2. He says setting priorities is of critical importance
   他说确定优先顺序是至关重要的。
3. 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。
4. What they're doing is setting up distributional networks.
   他们正在建立配销网络。
5. He is setting an example which other aristocrats and leading Britons should follow.
   他为其他贵族和伦敦要人们树立了榜样。
6. It's a matter of setting your own goals and following them.
   这就需要设立自己的目标并为之努力。
7. They have discussed setting up a military hotline between Hanoi and Bangkok.
   他们已经讨论过在河内和曼谷之间开通一条军事热线。
8. We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group
   我们马上就将从大学分离出去，成立我们自己的团体。
9. He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech
   他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。
10. 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。
11. They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm
    他们在一起坐了数小时，讨论自己创办公司的利弊。
12. Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
    撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
13. If you are smoking in front of the children then you are setting them a bad example.
    如果你在孩子们面前抽烟，那你就给他们树立了一个坏榜样。
14. The secret to happiness is to keep setting yourself new challenges.
    幸福的秘诀就是要不停地给自己设定新的挑战。
15. He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin.
    他打破了用拉丁语出试卷的传统。
16. He seemed to think I was setting some sort of trap for him
    他似乎认为我在给他设什么套儿。
17. They took to the streets, setting up roadblocks of burning tyres
    他们走上街头，用点燃的轮胎设置路障。
18. The mayor's scheme offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan
    市长的方案激励了打算在曼哈顿下城开业的公司。
19. This can help you satisfy the craving without setting up problems later on.
    这可以帮你满足欲望，而且事后又不会惹出问题。
20. 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。
21. Tell us when and why you started your business and how you went about setting it up.
    告诉我们你是何时出于何种原因开办了自己的企业，又是如何着手创建的。
22. Rome is the perfect setting for romance
    罗马是最适合谈情说爱的地方。
23. 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。
24. The house is in a lovely setting in the Malvern hills.
    房子坐落在莫尔文丘陵地区，周围景色迷人。
25. You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.
    可以用高火煮无骨鱼片。
26. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
    作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。
27. Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them
    示威者攻击警察，推翻车辆并将其纵火焚烧。
28. I'm afraid you're running a risk setting sail in such stormy weather.
    挑上这么个暴风雨的天气出航，你恐怕太冒险了吧！
29. The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
    太阳压山了。
30. Already the round sun was setting.
    圆圆的太阳已经要落山了。

  setting background【导航词义：背景】

  setting n. 背景

〔辨析〕指戏剧、小说、电影等中情节发生的背景，包括人物活动的时间、地点和条件，也可指某处的环境。

  background n. 背景

〔辨析〕指舞台或图片的背景，现尤指某人或某事物的背景情况。

noun

1. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

   Synonym:    mise en scenestage setting

2. a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
   1. the diamond was in a plain gold mount

   Synonym:    mount

3. a table service for one person
   1. a place setting of sterling flatware

   Synonym:    place setting

4. the context and environment in which something is set
   1. the perfect setting for a ghost story

   Synonym:    scene

5. the physical position of something
   1. he changed the setting on the thermostat

6. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
   1. the historical context

   Synonym:    contextcircumstance

7. the state of the environment in which a situation exists
   1. you can't do that in a university setting

   Synonym:    backgroundscope