1place where sth happens事件發生地ADJECTIVE | VERB + SETTING | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤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
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2of controls控制裝置ADJECTIVE | VERB + SETTING | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤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 (bothcomputing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。