a sett
sett 作“铺路石”讲是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
They used a sett to fill the gap in the road.
他们用一块铺路石填补了路面上的缝隙。
铺路石
setts — plural of sett
獾居住的隧道系统。；构成苏格兰格子呢格纹的独特纱线图案。；织物中每英寸经纱的根数。；用于铺路和镶边的小块方切石材。；租用的矿井或一组矿井。
a rectangular paving stone with a curved top, once used to make roads
獾居住的隧道系统。
The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
构成苏格兰格子呢格纹的独特纱线图案。
The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
织物中每英寸经纱的根数。
The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
用于铺路和镶边的小块方切石材。
A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
租用的矿井或一组矿井。
A mine or set of mines on lease.
矿井中的一组泵。
A collection of pumps in a mine.
The old street was paved with granite setts that still shone after the rain.
这条老街用花岗岩铺路石铺成，雨后仍然闪闪发光。
用法提示：sett 为名词复数，指铺路石。
One sett had cracked under the weight of the truck, so the workers removed it.
一块铺路石被卡车压裂了，工人们把它移走了。
用法提示：sett 为名词单数，指一块铺路石。
Before laying the setts, the ground was leveled with sand.
铺设铺路石之前，地面先用沙子找平了。
用法提示：setts 为名词复数，作铺设的宾语。
sett 作“铺路石”讲是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
They used a sett to fill the gap in the road.
他们用一块铺路石填补了路面上的缝隙。
描述路面时常用复数形式 setts。
The old street was paved with granite setts.
这条老街是用花岗岩铺路石铺成的。
sett 也可指獾等动物的洞穴，常用名词所有格构成“a/an ...'s sett”。
The dog found a badger's sett behind the barn.
狗在谷仓后面发现了一个獾穴。
sett 特指小型长方形、顶面略鼓的加工石块；paving stone 范围更广，可指天然石板或人工铺路石，正式工程语境中不一定能互换。
paving block 外形与 sett 接近，但常指混凝土/砖制品；若强调传统石质路面，用 paving block 可能不够准确。
cobblestone 指天然磨圆的卵石，与人工切制的方形 sett 形态不同；口语中偶尔泛称铺路石，但严格意义并非同义词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a sett of new tools.
正确表达I need a set of new tools.
sett 是名词，指“铺路石”或“獾穴”，与表示“一套/一组”或动词“放置”的 set 同音但不同义；表示集合或放置时只能用 set。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old road was paved with sett.
正确表达The old road was paved with setts.
sett 是可数名词，指单块铺路石；表示多块石头铺路时要用复数 setts，不能把它当作不可数名词，且拼写要双写 t。
sett是名词，意为“铺路石”；set同音且拼写相近，但常用作动词“放置”。注意sett有两个t，只作名词。
獾穴
The badger sett is hidden in the undergrowth.
这个獾穴隐藏在灌木丛中。
花岗岩铺路石
The old town square is paved with granite setts.
老城广场用花岗岩铺路石铺成。
铺设铺路石
They are going to lay setts on the garden path.
他们打算在花园小径上铺设铺路石。
铺路用石块
A single paving sett had come loose.
一块铺路用石块松动了。
废弃的獾穴
The disused sett was half-filled with leaves.
这个废弃的獾穴一半被树叶填满了。
人工獾穴
Conservationists installed an artificial sett in the woods.
环保人士在树林里安置了一个人工獾穴。
sett 曾用于铺设道路，road 是 sett 出现的典型场所。
setts 常用于铺设路面，pavement 是铺路材料所构成的结构。
路缘常由类似的石料砌成，与 sett 同属街道铺装构件。
许多 sett 由花岗岩制成，材料与其用途直接相关。
sett 铺设多见于街道，street 是这类石料使用的典型环境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.