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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
铺路石
a rectangular paving stone with a curved top, once used to make roads
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。
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
I need a sett of new tools.
Use this
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。
Not this
The old road was paved with sett.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use setts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把石头“set”（放置）在路上，就成了sett铺路石——记住多一个t，是放在路上的那块石头。
语域：formal 常见场景：road construction、historical street renovation、stonemasonry “sett” 多用于正式、专业的语境，通常出现在道路铺装、历史街区修复或石工技术资料中；日常口语中较少见，更常说 paving stone。选择正式语体较稳妥。
复数形式为 setts。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.