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settle

/ˈset(ə)l/ /ˈset(ə)l/
  • 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)
复数settles
第三人称单数settles
现在分词settling
过去式settled
过去分词settled
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词语例句

  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  1. 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》
  2. 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》
  3. 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 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

vi.
解决;定居;沉淀;下陷
vt.
解决;安排;使…定居
adj.
settled稳定的;固定的
n.
settlement解决,处理;[会计] 结算;沉降;殖民
settler移居者;殖民者
settling安置;固定;沉淀物;移居
v.
settled解决;定居(settle的过去分词)
settling解决;安居(settle的ing形式)
  • decide/resolve/determine/settle
    • decide侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
    • 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。
    • determine指经过深思熟虑,决心去做某事并坚持施行。
    • settle指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
  • dwell/inhabit/reside/settle/lodge/live
    • dwell文学上的用词,口语中通常用live代替。
    • inhabit强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境。
    • 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。
    • settle侧重指某人定居于城市、国家或地区,而不指居住的住所。
    • lodge指短时间或临时住宿。
    • 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。

词义分布

解决
79.8%
定居
12.7%
结清
2.3%
沉淀
2%
了结
1%
落户
0.8%
解决了
0.5%
整理
0.3%
安排
0.3%
下陷
0.2%

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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。