settle

[US]/ˈsetl/
[UK]/ˈsetl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 定居;下陷;解决
vt. 解决;安排;使…定居
n. 有背长椅
Word Forms
过去式settled
现在分词settling
第三人称单数settles
过去分词settled
复数settles

Phrases & Collocations

settle down

安定下来

settle in

v. 迁入

settle for

满足于

settle on

选定;授与;停在

settle into

习惯于...

settle with

与…清算;和…和解

settle up

付清;了结;结帐

settle an account

结算

settle dispute

解决争端;解决争议

settle account

结帐

Example Sentences

settle an old score.

平反一场旧的冤情

to settle a question in an amicable way

用友好的方式解决问题

they are trying to settle the squabble out of court.

他们正试图私下解决争端。

they settled in with very little fuss.

他们没碰到多少麻烦就安顿下来了。

we're going to settle this here and now.

我们将立即处理这事儿。

the pews settled down.

做礼拜的人安静下来了。

he would have to settle for second best.

他只好满足于次好的了。

every effort was made to settle the dispute.

尽了一切努力解决争端。

in 1863 the family settled in London.

1863年这家人在伦敦定居。

he settled into an armchair.

他舒适地坐在扶手椅里。

she settled on a slab of rock.

她在一块厚岩石板上坐了下来。

the government struck a committee to settle the issue.

政府组成一委员会去解决那问题。

The dispute was settled by mediation.

经调解使争端得以解决。

a period of settled weather

一段稳定的天气

Pioneers settled the West.

西部的殖民先锋

The cold settled in my chest.

我患了支气管炎

We must settle this by argument not by fighting.

我们应当用说服而不是用打架来解决问题。

The case was settled out of court.

这案件在庭外解决。

Real-world Examples

Hi Neil! How are you settling in?

你好,尼尔! 感觉怎么样?

Source: 6 Minute English

We should resort to reasoning to settle problems.

我们应该诉诸讲理来解决问题。

Source: English proverbs

The balance will be settled in convertible currency within three months.

三个月内余额可以兑换成货币结清。

Source: Travel English for Going Abroad

When the war was over, everything would be settled, somehow.

战争结束后,一切总都能解决的。

Source: Gone with the Wind

But be careful where you settle down.

但要小心你选择的住处。

Source: If there is a if.

Add some water to further settle the material.

洒些水使这些材料进一步沉降。

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

Their stomachs will not be settled this summer.

今夏,他们不会好受。

Source: Time

I deserve one adventure before I settle down.

我应该在安稳下来之前来一场冒险。

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

You'll feel better after you get settled.

你会觉得好些的 等你安顿下来。

Source: Volume 4

Even the creator of QWERTY wasn't settled on QWERTY!

即便是 QWERTY键盘的发明者也没有止步于 QWERTY键盘!

Source: Popular Science Essays

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