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词组 set the scene for
释义
Idiom
set the scene forset the scene (for something)
1.
to describe a situation so that people can understand what is happening.
Let me just set the scene briefly and my colleague will add some details later.
2.
to make something possible or likely to happen.
The recent resignation of two cabinet members has set the scene for a pre-election crisis.

set the scene for (something)

To be the catalyst for something that happens later. Their squabbling at Thanksgiving set the scene for a total screaming match on Christmas. A positive conversation with the CEO today could set the scene for a promotion tomorrow.

set the scene for

Also, set the stage for. Provide the underlying basis or background for, make likely or inevitable, as in Their fights about money set the scene for a divorce, or The comptroller's assessment of the firm's finances set the stage for a successful bond issue . These expressions allude to arranging a play's actors and properties on a theatrical stage. The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the late 1800s.
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