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。

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。

a place setting

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。

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。

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 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。