新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

setup

英  [ˈsetˌʌp]
    

[NOUN]

又拼作 set-up  
    NOUN. 名词
  • setups

    1[C 可数名词] 体制 , 组织方式

    A particular setup is a particular system or way of organizing something.

    双语例句

    例:

    It appears to be an idyllic domestic setup.

    这种家庭形式似乎是田园式的。

    2[C 可数名词] 圈套 , 陷阱

    If you describe a situation as a setup, you mean that people have planned it in order to deceive you or to make it look as if you have done something wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was asked to pick somebody up and bring them to a party, not realizing it was a setup.

    他被叫去开车接人并送他们到一个聚会,当时他并没意识到那是个圈套。

    3[SING 单数型名词] (电脑硬件或软件的)安装

    The setup of computer hardware or software is the process of installing it and making it ready to use.

    双语例句

    例:

    The worst part of the setup is the poor instruction manual.

    安装过程中最糟糕的部分就是差劲的操作手册。