set the tone for

基本解释

Set the tone for your day by starting early and get moving.
提早出发，行动要快。为你的一天定下步调。
In 1832, Turner made a second trip to Venice that filled his imagination and set the tone for the rest of the decade.
1832年，透纳再次来到了威尼斯，这次旅行使他充满了想象力并为他以后十年间的画风奠定了基调。
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The ruling could help set the tone for how thousands of other claims are handled by federal and state courts, legal experts say.
法律专家称，该判决将有助于为联邦及州法院受理的其它数千起索赔案奠定基调。

President Obama denied the charge. The summit host,Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, praised President Obama for a positive attitude, which he said set a congenial tone that ensured success at the gathering.
In addition to Europe. Mr.Obama's separate talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the summit sidelines could give him a chance to set the tone with two world powers known for sometimes testy relations with Washington.

Several recent pieces of legislation have set the tone for appropriately dealing with risk.
FORBES: Improving Insurance Decision Making
Day, Obama and Clinton traded barbs that set the tone for the rest of the week.
NPR: Big Win for Obama in S.C., GOP Focuses on Florida