setter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++set·ter /ˈsetə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. HBAa long-haired dog often trained to help hunters find where animals or birds are 塞特猎犬，蹲伏猎狗〔一种长毛狗，常被训练帮助猎人寻找猎物〕2 style-setter/trend-setter/standard-setter etc someone who does things that other people admire and try to copy 风格倡导者/潮流倡导者/标准制定者等 Liz has always been a fashion-setter. 利兹一直是时尚的引领者。3 exam-setter/policy-setter etc British English someone who decides or organizes something as part of a job 考试命题者/政策制定者等 Who’s the question-setter for the quiz night? 谁是问答比赛之夜的命题者？ → set the pattern/tone/trend at set1(5), pacesetter, trendsetter
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setter• It featured familiar breeds such as pointers, setters, and spaniels.• And they are drawing on their own experience as past lawmakers and policy setters.set·ter nounChineseSyllable
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setter
set‧ter /ˈsetə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. a long-haired dog often trained to help hunters find where animals or birds are
2. style-setter/trend-setter/standard-setter etc
someone who does things that other people admire and try to copy:
Liz has always been a fashion-setter.
3. exam-setter/policy-setter etc British English someone who decides or organizes something as part of a job:
Who’s the question-setter for the quiz night?
⇨ set the pattern/tone/trend at set1(5), ⇨ pacesetter, trendsetter
set‧ter /ˈsetə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. a long-haired dog often trained to help hunters find where animals or birds are
2. style-setter/trend-setter/standard-setter etc
someone who does things that other people admire and try to copy:
3. exam-setter/policy-setter etc British English someone who decides or organizes something as part of a job:
⇨ set the pattern/tone/trend at set1(5), ⇨ pacesetter, trendsetter