settle
基本释义
- v.解决,结束(争端等);确定,决定;定居,安家;殖民,移居于;安置,安顿;(使)平静,(使)安定;降落,停留;(使)沉降,下陷;付清,结算;处理,分配(财产);笼罩,稳定下来;把......放好,安放;(无可奈何地)接受(或答应)
- n.高背扶手木长椅
- 人名 (Settle)(英)塞特尔(人名)
词语例句
解决,结束(争端等)vt.&vi.
四级六级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。
In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.
为了结此案,莫尔肯已同意赔偿。
确定,决定vt.
六级It's all settled—we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane.
一切都定下来了——我们乘九点的航班走。
The two designers settled upon a minimalist approach.
这两位设计师决定采用极简抽象派艺术家的方法。
He had yet to settle on a subject for the personal essay accompanying the application.
他还没有决定好申请时所附的个人论文的主题。
定居,安家vt.&vi.
四级He visited Paris and eventually settled there.
他访问了巴黎并最终在那儿定居了。
She settled in Vienna after her father's death.
父亲死后,她就在维也纳定居了。
When Donna returned to the States, she couldn't settle down.
当唐娜回到美国时,她无法安定下来。
殖民,移居于vt.&vi.
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。
- It's time to settle this mano-a-mano.现在是当面解决这个问题的时候了。来自《牛津词典》
- She had decided to settle permanently in France.她已经决定永久定居法国。来自《牛津词典》
- This should settle your stomach.这样你的胃应该就不难受了。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- settle differences解决分歧
- settle a case了结诉讼
- settle out of court庭外和解
- settle an argument解决争论
- settle a matter解决事情
- it is settled定下来了
- settle down定居;安定下来;专心于
- settle inv. 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 down定居;安下心来;安家;成家
- settle down to逐渐习惯于;专心致力于;专心致志于
- settle up付清;清偿;付帐
- Matthew Settle马修·塞特尔;马修·赛特;马修赛特
- settle account帐务处理;清算;结算
词语扩展
- decide/resolve/determine/settle
- dwell/inhabit/reside/settle/lodge/live
词义分布
英英释义
- n.a long wooden bench with a back
- v.settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- v.bring to an end; settle conclusively
- v.settle conclusively; come to terms
- v.take up residence and become established
- v.come to terms
- v.to decide what to do about an argument or a problem by talking about it
解决,结束(争端、问题等)- They agreed to try again to settle the dispute.他们同意再次尝试解决纠纷。
- v.to start living in a place permanently
(使)定居- He visited Paris and eventually settled there.他造访了巴黎,并最终在那里定居下来。
- v.to sit down and make yourself comfortable
(使)舒舒服服地坐下- Brandon settled in front of the television.布兰登舒舒服服地坐到了电视机前。
词源
- settle定居;停息;安顿,安定;解决,调停;决定来源于原始印欧语sed-(坐)在史前日耳曼语中派生的set-(坐)。 词根词缀: set(←-sed-)坐(t双写) + -le动词词尾 同源词:sit, saddle, seat, set 词组/短语:settle down 定居,过安定的生活
- settle高背长椅,长木凳来自古英语 setl,座位,来自 Proto-Germanic*setla,座位,来自 PIE*sed,坐下,词源同 sit,seat. 引申词义长木凳,高背长椅。
- settle安排,解决,处理,定居,安居来自古英语 setlan,使坐下,来自 setl,座位,词源同 sit,set,seat.引申词义安居,定居。后主要 用于比喻义安排,解决,处理等。