v.(动词)

1. 解决，了结，和解
2. 安放
3. 决定，确定
4. 支付；结算；偿付；清算
5. 使定居
6. 安顿，安家，安居
7. 平静下来，安静下来
8. 使妥贴，使安定，处理好，料理，安排
9. 使沉淀；使澄清
10. 办好
11. 使安下心来，使平静下来，使镇定，使安宁
12. 稳定，固定
13. 平安
14. 结束，停息
15. 殖民于
16. 坐下
17. 下沉，沉淀
18. 结束争端
19. 还清欠款
20. 调停
21. 满足
22. (雌性动物)受孕，怀胎
23. (食物)被消化；助消化
24. 习惯，适应

n.(名词)

1. 长椅，高背长靠椅

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 安排,安放; 安家,定居 arrange; fix up; go and live (in)
2. vt. 解决,调停 solve; mediate; intervene
3. vt. 支付,结算 pay
4. vt. & vi. (使)安定 (cause to) stabilize; (cause to) maintain
5. vi. (鸟等)飞落 (the birds, etc.) fly to somewhere

Noun:

1. a long wooden bench with a back

Verb:

1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;

   "dust settled on the roofs"
   

2. bring to an end; settle conclusively;

   "The case was decided"
   "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
   "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
   

3. settle conclusively; come to terms;

   "We finally settled the argument"
   

4. take up residence and become established;

   "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
   

5. come to terms;

   "After some discussion we finally made up"
   

6. go under,

   "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   

7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;

   "He finally settled down"
   

8. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet;

   "The roar settled to a thunder"
   "The wind settled in the West"
   "it is settling to rain"
   "A cough settled in her chest"
   "Her mood settled into lethargy"
   

9. establish or develop as a residence;

   "He settled the farm 200 years ago"
   "This land was settled by Germans"
   

10. come to rest

11. arrange or fix in the desired order;

    "She settled the teacart"
    

12. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction;

    "We settled for a lower price"
    

13. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement;

    "The two parties finally settled"
    

14. dispose of; make a financial settlement

15. become clear by the sinking of particles;

    "the liquid gradually settled"
    

16. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

17. sink down or precipitate;

    "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
    

18. fix firmly;

    "He ensconced himself in the chair"
    

19. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury;

    "I finally settled with my old enemy"
    

20. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;

    "let's finalize the proposal"
    

21. form a community;

    "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
    

22. come as if by falling;

    "Night fell"
    "Silence fell"
    

1.解决，结束(争端、纠纷)
If peoplesettle an argument or problem, or if somethingsettles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.

e.g. They agreed to try tosettle their dispute by negotiation...
他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
e.g. Both sides are looking for ways tosettle their differences...
双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。

2.庭外和解
If peoplesettle a legal dispute or if theysettle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.

e.g. In an attempt tosettle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...
为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。
e.g. She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...
如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。

3.付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
If yousettle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

settle什么意思

e.g. I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...
我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
e.g. They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。

4.决定;确定;安排好
If somethingis settled, it has all been decided and arranged.

e.g. As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
我们这边已经安排妥当了。
e.g. That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。

5.(以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
Tosettle moneyon someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.

e.g. She offered tosettle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。

6.在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
When peoplesettle a place or in a place, or when a governmentsettles them there, they start living there permanently.

e.g. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
e.g. He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。

7.(使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
If yousettle yourself somewhere orsettle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.

e.g. Albert settled himself on the sofa...
艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
e.g. Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。

8.(使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
If somethingsettles or if yousettle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.

settle

e.g. A black dust settled on the walls...
墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。
e.g. Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。

9.(目光)落在…上，注视着
If your eyessettle on orupon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.

e.g. The man let his eyessettle upon Cross's face.
那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。

10.(鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息
When birds or insectssettle on something, they land on it from above.

e.g. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。

11. see also: settled

12. when the dust settles -> see dust
tosettle a score -> see score

相关词组：settle downsettle forsettle insettle onsettle up

1. 解决：知识开始于怀疑,为了寻求确定的信念我们必须要解决(settle)怀疑,一般解决怀疑的方法主要有情感方法(求助于自己的感觉倾向)、信忠团体的方法(选择那些最适合其社会团体的那一信念)和尊重的方法(求助于自己对于某特别个人或机构的尊重之感情)等;

2. 稳定：但前 瞻决定技巧若应用在三个相位的系统上却恰好能够使得放大器拥有一整个相位 的时间来让输出值稳定(settle) (传统的管线式类比/数位转换器只能利用一部 分的相位).

If you pay for both of us now, we can settle up later.

你要是现在先付清咱们两人的帐，事后咱们俩再细算。

An official mission was sent to settle the dispute.

一个官方使团被派去解决争端。

The two companies settled out of court.

两家公司在法院外了结了争端。

They moved the local people and settle them in another place.

他们把当地人迁移到别处定居。

He's of an age when he ought to settle down.

他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。

The thunderstorm may settle the weather.

这场雷暴过后天气可能反而好些。

to settle a dispute'/an argument'/a matter

解决争端 / 争论 / 事情

It's time you settled your differences with your father.

现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。

There is pressure on the unions to settle.

工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。

The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court) .

那家公司同意庭外解决。

It's all settled 'u2500we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.

一切都定下来了——我们乘九点的航班走。

Bob will be there? That settles it . I'm not coming.

鲍勃会去吗？那好，我就不去了。

He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home.

他得把他在巴黎的事情料理好才能回家。

She settled in Vienna after her father's death.

父亲死后，她就在维也纳定居了。

This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century.

荷兰人于十九世纪来到这一地区定居。

Ellie settled back in her seat.

埃利舒适地靠着椅背坐下。

He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair.

他在自己惯常坐的椅子上舒舒服服地坐下来。

I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her.

我把她放在沙发上安顿好，给她盖了一条毯子。

She settled the blanket around her knees.

她用毯子裹住膝盖。

They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation...

他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。

Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences...

双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。

In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...

为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。

She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...

如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。

I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...

我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。

They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.

晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。

As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...

我们这边已经安排妥当了。

That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.

那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。

She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.

她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。

Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...

在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。

He visited Paris and eventually settled there...

他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。

Albert settled himself on the sofa...

艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。

Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.

杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。

A black dust settled on the walls...

墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。

Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...

一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。

The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.

那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。

Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.

几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. A great insect went noisily by and settled near his foot.
   一只大昆虫在旁边嗡嗡飞过,落在他的脚旁。
2. Dust has settled everywhere.
   灰尘落得到处都是。
3. The road￣bed settled.
   路基下沉了。
4. Cracks appeared in the wall as the foundation settled.
   墙基下陷,墙上出现裂缝。
5. Our house has settled several inches since it was built.
   房子建成以来已经下沉了好几英寸。
6. Dregs settled at the bottom of the container.
   渣滓沉淀在容器的底部。
7. The weather has settled.
   天气总算稳定了。
8. The city settled when the rebels left.
   叛乱分子离开后,这个城市平静下来了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The English settled New England.
   英国人殖民于新英格兰。
2. The nurse settled her patient for the night.
   那位护士使她的病人安静过夜。
3. Her soft words settled his agitated mind.
   她温柔的话语使他焦虑的心情平静下来。
4. I'll read a bit before supper to settle my mind.
   我在晚餐之前读读书使心情平静。
5. Have a brandy, it will settle your nerves.
   喝点白兰地吧,它会使你镇定下来。
6. A vacation will settle your nerves.
   休假可镇定你的神经。
7. Take this new medicine and it will settle your nerves.
   服这种新药会镇静你的神经。
8. He took a pill to settle his stomach.
   他吃了一片药,使他的胃感到舒服一些。
9. The heavy rain might settle the changeable weather.
   这场大雨也许能使变幻不定的天气稳定下来。
10. That settled that matter.
    事情就这样定下来了。
11. She has decided how she should settle the matter.
    她已作出决定如何来解决这件事。
12. And a word from him would settle everything.
    只要他说一句话,一切问题就解决了。
13. Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.
    各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
14. It's time you settled the dispute.
    该是你们结束争论的时候了。
15. An apology on his part settled the quarrel.
    他的道歉使争吵和解了。
16. We have to settle the gas bill.
    我们得付煤气费。
17. Will you settle the bill?
    你可以把这笔账付了吗?
18. It's wise to settle one's accounts monthly.
    设法每月把账目结清是明智的。
19. He said he would settle scores with them.
    他说他要去和他们算账。
20. Stand the bottle upright for a few days to settle the sediment.
    把瓶子竖着放几天使渣滓沉淀。
21. Leave the wine on a shelf for a week to settle it.
    把酒在架子上放一星期以使它澄清。
22. They settled themselves with their backs to the cliff and let the warm sun bake them through.
    他们靠着岩石坐了下来,沐浴着温暖的阳光。
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23. Good, that's settled then.
    好,那就这样定了。
24. More and more people go along with the idea that pollution should be settled seriously.
    越来越多的人赞成这样一个观点：我们应该认真地解决污染问题。
25. That's all settled. It needn't be talked about any more.
    这都解决了,不用再谈了。
26. Our plan will be settled tomorrow.
    我们的计划明天可以定下来。
27. The date of their departure was finally settled.
    他们动身的日期终于决定了。
28. The question has been settled.
    这问题已经解决了。
29. The strike went on for over a year before it was finally settled.
    罢工持续了一年多后终于得到了结。
30. The account is not yet settled.
    此账尚未付清。

S+～+to- v

1. We have settled to go to France for our holidays.
   我们已决定到法国去度假。
2. He has settled to go abroad.
   他已决意出国。
3. They settled to build a reservoir here.
   他们决定在这里建一座水库。
4. Have you settled to attend the meeting tomorrow?
   你是否已经决定参加明天的会议?

S+～+wh-to- v

1. Have you settled when to start off?
   你们决定什么时候出发了吗?
2. We haven't settled where to go yet.
   我们还没有决定到哪里去。
3. We haven't settled where to build the school.
   我们还没有决定在什么地方修建这所学校。

S+～+that-clause

1. We have settled that we'll go to Beijing.
   我们已决定去北京。
2. The teacher has settled that we are to write a term paper.
   老师决定要我们写一篇学期论文。

S+～+wh-clause

1. We have settled what we'll discuss at the next meeting.
   我们已决定下次会议讨论什么内容了。
2. He has not settled whether we are going with them.
   他还没有决定我们是否要和他们一道去。
3. Have they settled where they will spend their holiday?
   他们已决定去什么地方度假了吗?

settle down (v.+adv.)

平息; 停息 not be active
settle down

The contents of the packet may settle down in travelling.

袋里的东西在旅行中会沉到底部。

The ship was settling down by the stern.

船正由尾部下沉。

The dust slowly settled down.

灰尘慢慢落了下来。

The airship settled down in a field.

飞艇降落在地面上。

settle down

These orphans have settled down very happily in their new home.

这些孤儿在新家很愉快地开始了他们的生活。

My wife will be coming over as soon as I've settled down.

我住定之后,我太太马上就来。

I hate all this travel.I want to get married and settle down.

我讨厌经常外出,我想结婚然后安顿下来。

He hoped to settle down in the countryside.

他希望在农村定居。

How long did it take you to settle down in this country?

你过了多长时间才在这个国家安顿下来?

She came down last year and settled down in the village.

去年她从城里来就定居在这个村子里。

He has determined to settle down in the countryside.

他决定在农村安家落户。

After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada.

他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在加拿大定居了下来。

When you have settled down in the new workshop, you will start working.

你们在新车间一安顿下来,你们就开始工作。

settle sb ⇔ down

The organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.

该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。

settle down

settle down, children, stop running about .

孩子们,安静下来,别到处乱跑了。

The teacher told the class to settle down and begin their study.

老师要求学生安静下来学习。

The marriage began in a stormy fashion, but soon settled down.

新婚生活非常热烈,但不久就平静下来了。

When everybody had settled down, the chairman began to speak.

主席等大家静下来后才开始讲话。

She was so upset by the news that she couldn't settle down.

这消息使她心烦意乱,简直平静不下来。

He can't settle down today.There must be something worrying him.

今天他心情平静不下来,一定有什么事使他心烦。

settle sb/oneself ⇔ down

Please go upstairs and settle the children down for me, they're restless again and won't sleep.

请上楼帮我使孩子们安静下来,他们又在闹腾,不肯睡觉。

You had better settle yourself down and start working.

你最好安下心来工作。

settle down to sth

We settled down to a discussion of English grammar.

我们坐下来讨论了英语语法问题。

It's terrible,I can't settle down to anything today.

太糟糕了,我今天做什么都安不下心来。

He has settled down to farming.

他已安心从事农业。

It's time for me to settle down to this work.

时间不早了,我该开始这项工作了。

After working abroad for several years,Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.

在国外工作了几年后,吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。

As soon as he settled down to his new job,Alex got ahead splendidly.

亚历克斯一旦安下心来致力于新的工作,就取得了显著的进展。

settle down

The damaged ship leaned over and slowly settled down on the ocean floor.

被毁坏的轮船开始倾斜,然后慢慢地沉入海底。

settle down

When all the excitement had settled down, it was clear that there had been no real cause for anxiety.

那场惊慌完全平息后才弄清楚,根本就没有值得忧虑的理由。

Wait till the police hunt has settled down and then make your escape.

等警察的搜捕停息后你再逃跑。

settle for (v.+prep.)

勉强认可 force sb to do sth
settle for sth/v-ing

They had to settle for a very modest house with no garage.

他们只得满足于一栋没有车库的一般的住宅。

Although he was jumping so well, he failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.

虽然他跳得非常好,可是没有取得第一名,只好屈居第二了。

Many women refuse to settle for staying at home.

许多女人不愿当家庭妇女。

settle in¹ (v.+adv.)

开始出现并可能持续 begin and seem likely to continueRain settled in shortly before midday and lasted all afternoon.临近中午开始下雨,连续下了一下午。

settle in² (v.+prep.)

开始在…居住 (cause to) start living in a place用于 be ～ed 结构

settle into (v.+prep.)

有头绪,上正轨 get used to
settle into sth

Things soon settled into shape.

事情很快就有了头绪。

settle on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

决定,选定 decide on
settle on〔upon〕 sth/v-ing

After a long discussion they settled on the site for the power station.

经过长时间讨论以后,他们选定了修建电站的地点。

They settled on setting up a new electric power system.

他们决定建立一个新的电力系统。

Have you settled on the day for departure?

你确定了动身的日期没有?

Have you settled on a time for leaving?

你已决定走的时间了吗?

After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.

他们讨论了很久,然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。

Can't the members of the committee settle on the details later?

委员们以后再决定具体细节不行吗?

I don't know what dress she finally settled upon.

我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣裳。

Have you settled on going camping with us?

你是否已决定和我们一道去野营?

Now that the meeting-place has been settled on, can we talk about the agenda?

既然会议的地址已经定了,我们能不能商谈议事日程?

settle up (v.+adv.)

结账; 了结某事 pay a debt such as a bill; bring a matter to a conclusion
settle up

You bought the tickets and I paid for the meal.Shall we settle up now?

你买票,我付吃饭的费用。我们要不要马上结清?

Immediately after settling up, he left the hotel and hurried to the railway station.

他一结清账,便马上离开旅馆,赶往火车站。

Mr. Wang owed us a balance of about $50, but he telephoned to say that he would come next week and settle up.

王先生欠我们大约50美元,他打电话来说下星期结清。

It's time we settled up.

我们该了结了。

I'll settle up with them soon.

我很快跟他们清账。

settle sth ⇔ up

He settled up the outstanding bills.

他偿付了未清的账目。

settle with (v.+prep.)

向…报复 deal with by fightingI will settle with you for that action — it shall not go unpunished.你这种行动绝不能不受惩罚,我是要和你算账的。

～+名词

• settle%20a%20claim">settle a claim结清债务
• settle%20a%20conflict">settle a conflict调停冲突
• settle%20a%20date">settle a date确定日期
• settle%20a%20dispute">settle a dispute排解纠纷
• settle%20a%20doubt">settle a doubt消除疑虑
• settle%20a%20question">settle a question解决问题
• settle%20a%20waver">settle a waver使犹豫不决的人下决心
• settle%20accounts">settle accounts结账,清算,挽回面子
• settle%20bill">settle bill偿清欠款
• settle%20differences">settle differences解决分歧
• settle%20difficulties">settle difficulties解决困难
• settle%20hash">settle hash征服或使某人归顺
• settle%20matter">settle matter解决事情
• settle%20one%27s%20affairs">settle one's affairs(在遗嘱中)安排自己的后事
• settle%20one%27s%20debt">settle one's debt还账
• settle%20quarrels">settle quarrels解决争议
• settle%20state%20affairs">settle state affairs处理国家大事
• settle%20the%20boundary">settle the boundary确定边界
• settle%20the%20score">settle the score挽回面子
• settle%20the%20successor">settle the successor确定继承人

～+副词

• settle%20admirably">settle admirably极好地安排
• settle%20amicably">settle amicably友好地安排
• settle%20annually">settle annually每年一次地支付
• settle%20artistically">settle artistically富有艺术创造力地安排
• settle%20beautifully">settle beautifully美妙地安排
• settle%20becomingly">settle becomingly适当地安排
• settle%20carefully">settle carefully小心地安排
• settle%20cheerfully">settle cheerfully兴高采烈地支付
• settle%20cleverly">settle cleverly巧妙地安排
• settle%20clumsily">settle clumsily拙劣地安排
• settle%20complexly">settle complexly复杂地安排
• settle%20confidentially">settle confidentially机密地安排
• settle%20conscientiously">settle conscientiously诚心诚意地支付
• settle%20contentedly">settle contentedly心满意足地解决
• settle%20courteously">settle courteously有礼貌地支付
• settle%20crudely">settle crudely粗俗地安排
• settle%20curiously">settle curiously不寻常地支付
• settle%20dramatically">settle dramatically不寻常地安排
• settle%20delicately">settle delicately灵敏地安排
• settle%20efficiently">settle efficiently有效地安排
• settle%20elaborately">settle elaborately详尽地安排
• settle%20exorbitantly">settle exorbitantly极其过分地支付
• settle%20exquisitely">settle exquisitely精美地安排
• settle%20extemporaneously">settle extemporaneously临时支付
• settle%20felicitously">settle felicitously恰当地安排
• settle%20finally">settle finally最后地安排
• settle%20freely">settle freely随意支付
• settle%20geographically">settle geographically依据地形安排
• settle%20grudgingly">settle grudgingly勉强支付
• settle%20handsomely">settle handsomely慷慨支付
• settle%20harmoniously">settle harmoniously和谐地安排
• settle%20hideously">settle hideously令人惊骇地安排
• settle%20ideally">settle ideally完美地安排
• settle%20immediately">settle immediately立即安排
• settle%20incautiously">settle incautiously轻易支付
• settle%20incessantly">settle incessantly不断支付
• settle%20indiscriminately">settle indiscriminately不加区分地支付
• settle%20ingeniously">settle ingeniously巧妙地支付
• settle%20irrelevantly">settle irrelevantly不相关地支付
• settle%20logically">settle logically情理之中地支付
• settle%20mechanically">settle mechanically习惯性地安排
• settle%20methodically">settle methodically有条理地安排
• settle%20moderately">settle moderately适度地支付
• settle%20neatly">settle neatly干净利落地安排
• settle%20obviously">settle obviously显而易见地安排
• settle%20ostensibly">settle ostensibly表面上地安排
• settle%20painfully">settle painfully痛苦地安排
• settle%20peacefully">settle peacefully和平解决
• settle%20previously">settle previously事先安排
• settle%20privately">settle privately私下解决
• settle%20punctually">settle punctually准时支付
• settle%20regularly">settle regularly定期地支付
• settle%20reluctantly">settle reluctantly勉强支付
• settle%20satisfactorily">settle satisfactorily满意地安排
• settle%20sensibly">settle sensibly合理地安排
• settle%20systematically">settle systematically有系统地安排
• settle%20unconditionally">settle unconditionally无条件支付
• settle%20unhappily">settle unhappily不愉快地支付
• settle%20unhesitatingly">settle unhesitatingly毫不犹豫地支付
• settle%20unkindly">settle unkindly非善意地支付
• settle%20unnecessarily">settle unnecessarily不必要地支付
• settle%20unreservedly">settle unreservedly爽快地支付
• settle%20untimely">settle untimely不及时支付
• settle%20down">settle down定居,安家,过安定的生活; 平静下来,(夜色)降临
• settle%20down%20the%20excitement">settle down the excitement让激动情绪平息下来
• settle%20the%20audience%20down">settle the audience down使听众安静下来
• settle%20up">settle up解决,还清欠款
• settle%20up%20a%20dispute">settle up a dispute解决争端

～+副词+介词

• settle%20down%20to%20a%20bachelor%20life">settle down to a bachelor life安于独身生活
• settle%20down%20to%20a%20new%20job">settle down to a new job渐渐习惯于新的工作
• settle%20down%20to%20dinner">settle down to dinner坐下来吃饭
• settle%20down%20to%20studies">settle down to studies安下心来学习
• settle%20up%20with%20the%20waiter">settle up with the waiter和服务员结账
• settle%20out%20of%20court">settle out of court庭外解决

～+介词

• settle%20at%20a%20small%20town">settle at a small town定居于小城镇
• settle%20for">settle for勉强接受,愿意
• settle%20for%20such%20a%20quiet%20life">settle for such a quiet life忍受这样平静的生活
• settle%20for%20this%20simple%20life">settle for this simple life愿过这种简朴的生活
• settle%20in">settle in定居在,坐在…里
• settle%20in%20Canada">settle in Canada定居加拿大
• settle%20in%20the%20country">settle in the country在农村落户
• settle%20into">settle into稳定成为
• settle%20into%20shape">settle into shape有头绪
• settle%20into%20sleep">settle into sleep慢慢地进入梦乡
• settle%20on">settle on停在,决定
• settle%20on%20a%20place%20for%20vacation">settle on a place for vacation决定去度假的地方
• settle%20on%20the%20furniture">settle on the furniture在家具上积聚
• settle%20on%20the%20land">settle on the land(鸟等)飞到地上来
• settle%20to">settle to安心于

• When you're settling the room after breakfast.

  出自：A. Trollope

• With great care..settled it into the breastpocket of his shirt.

  出自：J. Agee

• Mrs. Garland settled her bonnet.

  出自：A. Uttley

Shopping in the Dime Store-(在低价商店购物)

settle的解释

A：Do you carry black ink?
你们有黑墨水卖吗？

B：The ink should be next to the paper clips and thumb tacks in the stationary section, sir.
墨水应该在文具部的回形针和图钉旁边，先生。

A：I've looked, but I didn't see any black ink.
我看过了，但没找到黑墨水。

settle的反义词

B：Then I'm afraid there's none in stock.
那我想是缺货了。

settle的翻译

A：Well, I'llsettle for blue-black. I'll also take a dozen airmail envelopes.
嗯，那要蓝黑的也可以。我还要一打航空信封。

B：They come in packages of ten or twenty.
信封分成十只一扎或二十只一扎出售。

A：Give me a package of twenty, then. And where do I find shoelaces?
那就给我二十只一扎的。还有我去哪儿可以找到鞋带。

settle的解释

B：On counter three.
在第三号柜台。

A：Thank you. I never can find my way around this store.
谢谢，我在这家商店里总是搞不清商品的部位。

B：I know. It took me three weeks, and I work here.
我知道。我在这儿工作，花了三个星期才熟悉。

v.(动词)

1. settle的基本意思是“安”。可指“安放”“安置”“安家”,即使某人〔事〕处于稳定、有序、长期的位置或某个稳定、清闲的环境中; 也可指“安定”“安抚”“安静”,即长期压在心头的烦恼或起伏不定的事物得到安定; 还可指“安排”“解决”,即终止所有的怀疑、动摇和争论而使事情得到解决。根据上文可灵活译成“妥善安置”。引申可指“安排,使妥帖”“决定,解决”“使平静,使镇定”“调停,排解”“设定,安牢”“使就职”“使坐下”“使守规矩,使就范”“使坚固,使坚实”“使澄清,使沉淀”“支付,清算”“(法律)让渡,和解”“(动物学)受孕,怀胎”。
2. settle既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、带或不带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句作宾语。
3. settle可用于被动结构。

v.(动词)

settle for, settle on, settle up

这组短语的意思并不相同：settle for的意思是“(勉强)同意接受”“清理(债务等)”; settle on的意思是“决定”“给(钱、遗产等)”; settle up的意思是“付账”。

settle, decide, determine, fix, make up one's mind, resolve

这组词(组)都有“决定”的意思。其区别在于:

1.decide是普通用词,指经过讨论、思考消除分歧而对是非、优劣、取舍等问题“作出决定”; resolve强调信念的目的性; 而settle则强调最后的“决定”。例如:

From that moment she resolved to trace the unknown element.从那时起,她决心找出这种未知的元素。

He resolved that nothing should hold back.他决心不为任何阻碍所挫。

The heavy rain might settle the changeable weather.这场大雨也许能使变幻不定的天气稳定下来。

2.determine强调“意志坚定”“不可动摇”,也常用于科技方面通过调查或认真思考后作出“决定”或“确定”。例如:

His advice determined me against further delay.他的劝告使我决定不再拖延。

He is determined to break away all the bad habits.他决心改掉所有坏习惯。

An X-ray determined that no bones were broken.经X光测定,没有发生骨折。

3.fix指经过考虑和商议后作出决定,强调不再改变。例如:

Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一经确定,我们就不要随意改变。

4.make up one's mind指下决心做某事,不再改变。例如:

Have you made up your mind about it?关于这件事,你拿定主意了没有?

They have made up their minds to set off tomorrow afternoon.他们决定明天下午动身。

settle, establish, fasten, fix

这四个词的共同含义是“使稳定”“使固定”。其区别是：

1.fix强调使稳固于、固定于某一位置、地方或情况中,且难以改变或移动。

2.establish强调使稳固而持久地建立起。例如:

Every possibility has been exploited to establish a number of schools.利用一切可能性建立了许多学校。

The company has established a new system for dealing with complaints.这家公司建立了处理意见的新制度。

3.settle则指“将…置于稳固的、有秩序的或永远的地方或情况中”。例如:

We have settled what we'll discuss at the next meeting.我们已决定下次会议讨论什么内容。

Their grandparents settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈于1856年在这块土地上定居下来。

4.fasten只说明“系”“(使其)固定”这一动作,不强调动作的结果。也可指因出于好奇或向某人征求意见而目不转睛地看。例如:

Please fasten the seatbelt when the plane is about to take off.飞机起飞时请系好安全带。

The stranger fastened on my arm.那个陌生人紧紧抓住我的胳膊。

His eyes fastened upon the beautiful lady.他的眼睛盯住那位美丽的妇人。

settle, calm, quieten

这三个词都有“(使)镇定”的意思。它们之间的差别是:

1.calm强调了先前混乱的状态,然后靠判断力、意志或信仰而恢复正常。

2.settle指采取某种措施、安排而平息了激动或兴奋,使思想和身体处于一种轻松状态。例如:

A vacation will settle your nerves.休假可镇定你的神经。

A word from his father was enough to settle him.他父亲的一句话就足以使他安静下来。

The music will settle my disordered brain.音乐会使我纷乱的心情得到安定。

Have a brandy. It will settle your nerves.喝点白兰地吧,它会使你镇定下来。

Her soft words settled his agitated mind.她的温柔的话语使他焦虑的思绪平静下来。

I'll read a bit before supper to settle my mind.我在晚餐之前读读书使心情平静。

3.quieten强调言谈举止方面外在的暂时平静。例如:

The children were shouting, but they soon quietened down.孩子们大叫大嚷着,但一会儿就安静了下来。

settle, solve

这两个词的共同意思是“解决问题〔纷争〕”。当宾语是argument, dispute, affair, matter等名词时多使用settle; 当宾语是equation, problem, puzzle等名词时,多使用solve。

下面4句话的意思相同：

He hopes to settle in the country.

He hopes to be settled in the country.

He hopes to settle down in the country.

He hopes to be settled down in the country.

他希望在农村安家落户。

下面两句话的意思不同：

A word from his father was enough to settle him.

他父亲一句话就足以使他安静下来。

A word from his father was enough to settle with him.

他父亲一句话就足以使他们和解。

decide，determine，resolve，settle

这些动词都含“决定”之意。

decide侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。

determine指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。

resolve语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。

settle指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。

dwell，reside，live，lodge，inhabit，settle

这些动词均有“居住、定居”之意。

dwell文学上的用词，口语中通常用live代替。

reside书面用词，指合法的永久性居住，也指在豪华的住宅里居住。

live最普通用词，指固定的居住，可以是长期的，也可以是临时的。

lodge指短时间或临时住宿。

inhabit强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境。

settle侧重指某人定居于城市、国家或地区，而不指居住的住所。

v.(动词)

双方最后解决了这个问题。

误 Both sides settled the problem at last.

正 Both sides solved the problem at last.

析 表示“解决问题”,通常要说solve a problem,其中 solve 不能改用settle。 settle的宾语通常可以是 dispute(争执), affair(事务), matter(事情), argument(争论), quarrel(争吵)等。

她安稳地坐下来看书。

误 She settled down reading her book.

正 She settled down to read her book.

析 表示“安稳地坐下来做某事”可用settle down to- v 的结构。 settle down后面跟动词不定式,不跟动词的现在分词形式。

我们安下心来讨论英语俚语的用法。

误 We settled down for a quiet discussion of English slang.

正 We settled down to a quiet discussion of English slang.

析 表示“安下心来做某事”时settle down后可接动词不定式,还可接由介词to引起的短语。to不可换为for。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的setl；最初源自该语的setlan，意为一个座位，位置。