Word · Frequency #24189
setts
铺路石
setts is the plural of sett.
a rectangular paving stone with a curved top, once used to make roads
- 1.
The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
獾居住的隧道系统。
- 2.
The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
构成苏格兰格子呢格纹的独特纱线图案。
- 3.
The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
织物中每英寸经纱的根数。
- 4.
A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
用于铺路和镶边的小块方切石材。
- 5.
A mine or set of mines on lease.
租用的矿井或一组矿井。
- 6.
A collection of pumps in a mine.
矿井中的一组泵。
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。
In use
The old street was paved with granite setts that still shone after the rain.
One sett had cracked under the weight of the truck, so the workers removed it.
Before laying the setts, the ground was leveled with sand.
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。
setts
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。
a badger's sett
sett 也可指獾等动物的洞穴，常用名词所有格构成“a/an ...'s sett”。
Connections
Collocations
- badger sett
- 獾穴
- The badger sett is hidden in the undergrowth.这个獾穴隐藏在灌木丛中。
- granite sett
- 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。
- lay setts
- 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。
- paving sett
- 铺路用石块
- A single paving sett had come loose.一块铺路用石块松动了。
- disused sett
- 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。
- artificial sett
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 setts。
Pronunciation & Spelling
set、bet、get、let 与 sett 同韵（/set/）。注意：settle /ˈset.əl/ 和 settee /seˈtiː/ 虽以 sett 开头，但读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.