set ·verb (STORY/MOVIE)

Definition: If a story, movie, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place. Level: B1

这部受欢迎的剧集背景设定在缅因州的一个海滨小镇。

The popular series is ___set in a small coastal town in Maine.

那本科幻小说设定在一个机器人拥有情感的遥远未来。

That science fiction novel is ___set in a distant future where robots have emotions.

经典电影《卡萨布兰卡》的背景设定在二战期间的摩洛哥。

The classic movie "Casablanca" is ___set in Morocco during World War II.