settle用法

settle

[原句] The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. (P14) [点拨] settle在这里作不及物动词，表示“定居；安家”。又如：

Qingdao is a beautiful city and I wish to settle there.

青岛是个美丽的城市，我希望在那里安家。

[拓展]

(1) settle还有多种含义：

a. 安顿；安放

I’ll call you back as soon as I’ve settled the children.

一旦我把孩子安顿好了就给你回电话。

b.解决(争端、问题等)

We would like to make some suggestions which may help settle the question.

我们愿提出一些建议，可能有助于解决这个问题。

c.使安静；使镇定

After the exciting party, he tried to settle himself.

热闹的晚会结束后，他试着镇定下来。

d. 决定；确定

I’ve settled that I will study physics in college.

我已经决定了大学要学物理。

(2) settler n. 移居者；殖民者

settlement n. 定居地；殖民地；解决

[即学即练]补全句子。

(1) 他们结婚后就在纽约定居了。

After they got married, they _____________ New York.

(2) 在附近发现了一个大的罗马定居地。

__________________________ has been discovered nearby.

(3) 最初的移民者经历了很多灾难。

_______________ experienc ed many disasters.