place-setting
英 [ˈpleɪs ˌset.ɪŋ]
美 [ˈpleɪs ˌset̬.ɪŋ]
英语词源
- place-setting (n.)
- 1939, from place (n.) + setting (n.).
权威例句
- 1. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
- 美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
- 2. He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own.
- 他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。
- 3. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?
- 她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？
- 4. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.
- 将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。
- 5. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.
- 母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。