set the seal on somethingBritish EnglishBrECOMPLETE to make something definite or complete 确定某事,使某事成定局 In 1972, Nixon himself went to China to set the seal on the new relationship. 1972年尼克松亲自访华,以确立新的外交关系。
set the seal on something• It set the seal on his depression; he was almost ready to go home.• His three-day tour set the seal on reconciliation between the two communities.
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