settle的详细用法

set‧tle

/'setl,ˋsɛtḷ/ v. S2 W2

英 ['setl]

MEANINGS 义项

1.

END ARGUMENT 结束争论

[I,T] to end an argument or solve a disagreement

和解；结束〔争论〕；解决〔分歧〕

•We hope the factions will be able to settle their differences (= agree to stop arguing ) by peaceful means. 我们希望各派系能以和平方式解决分歧。

•Forensic tests should settle the question of whether Bates was actually present at the scene of the crime. 法医检验应该能够解决贝茨是否在犯罪现场的问题。

•They might be willing to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to a court of law ) . 他们或许会愿意庭外和解。

settle a dispute/lawsuit/conflict/argument etc

•Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract. 罗德曼与克里格见了面，试图解决有关他合同的分歧。

[+ with]

•She finally settled with her former employers for an undis closed sum. 最后她和她以前的雇主以数目不详的一笔钱做了了结。

2.

DECIDE 决定

[T usually passive,一般用被动态] to decide what you are going to do, especially so that you can make definite arrangements

确定，决定

•Nothing’s settled yet. 一切都还未定。

•It’s settled then. I’ll go back to the Stat es in June. 那就这么定了，我六月份回美国。

•‘She’s only 15.’ ‘ That settles it ! We’re not taking her with us!’ “她才15岁。”“那好，我们不带她去喽！”

3.

START LIVING IN A PLACE 开始在某地生活

[I,T usually passive] to go to a place where no people have lived permanently before and start to live there 〔在以前无人居住过的地方〕殖民定居，移民定居

•This territory was settled in the mid-1850s by German immigrants. 这地区在19世纪50年代中期开始有德国移民定居。

[I always + adv/prep] to go to live in a new place, and stay there for a long time 定居

[+ in]

•Many Jewish people settled in the Lower East Side. 许多犹太人在（纽约曼哈顿）下东区定居。

4.

COMFORTABLE 舒适的

[I,T always + adv/prep] to put yourself or someone else in a comfortable position

（使）处于舒适的位置

→ settle back

•The dog settled on the grass to enjoy its bone. 那条狗舒舒服服地在草地上享受骨头的美味。•A nurse settled the old man into a chair. 一名护士帮助这位老人坐到椅子上。

settle yourself in/on etc sth

•Donna did not dare settl e herself too comfortably into her seat, in case she fell asleep. 唐娜不敢在椅子里坐得太舒服，她怕会睡着。

5.

QUIET/CALM 平静/安定

[I,T] to become quiet and calm, or to make someone quiet and calm

（使）平静，（使）安定

•When the children had settled, Miss Brown gave out the new readi ng books. 孩子们静下来后，布朗小姐给他们发新的故事书。

•She breathed deeply to settle her nerves (= stop herself from feeling worried or frightened ) . 她深深地吸了口气平静自己的情绪。

6.

MOVE DOWN 向下移动

[I]

if dust, snow etc settles, it comes down and stays in one place 〔灰尘、雪等〕降落，落下

[+ on]

•Snow settled on the roofs. 雪花飘落到房顶上。

if a bird, insect etc settles, it flies down and rests on something 〔鸟、昆虫等〕停落，飞落

[+ on]

•A fly kept trying to settle on his face. 一只苍蝇老是想停到他脸上。

if something such as a building or the ground settles, it sinks slowly to a lower level 〔建筑物、地面等〕沉降，下陷

•The crack in the wall is caused by the ground settling. 墙上的裂缝是由地面沉降造成的。

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