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单词 settlement
释义
settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/

settlementnoun(AGREE)

C1[CorU]
anofficialagreementthatfinishesanargument:
（结束争端的）协议
It nowseemsunlikelythat it will bepossibletonegotiate/reachapeacefulsettlementoftheconflict.现在看来和平解决这一冲突是不可能的。
Aspartoftheirdivorcesettlement, JeffagreedtoletPollykeepthehouse.作为离婚协议的一部分，杰夫同意房子归波莉所有。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a decision or arrangement between groups or people
  • agreementDo we have an agreement?
  • understandingWe had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing.
  • gentleman's agreementHe and his builder have a gentleman's agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home.
  • dealDo we have a deal?
  • contractThe basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week.
  • accordThe leaders of the four countries signed a peace accord.
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C2[C]
anarrangementto end adisagreementinvolvingalawhaving beenbroken, without taking it to alawcourt, or anamountofmoneypaidaspartof such anarrangement:
庭外和解；庭外和解费
Theyreachedanout-of-courtsettlement.他们达成了庭外和解。
Theactoraccepteda settlementof$100,000 from themagazine.这名演员接受了杂志10万美元的庭外和解费。
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  • Lack ofwillingnesstocompromiseon bothsidesis themainstumblingblocktoreachinga settlement.
  • This settlement willresolveone of the mostvexatiousproblemsin thefieldofindustrialrelations.
  • Employers havereacheda settlement over newworkingpractices.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
International relations: diplomacy & mediation
  • ambassador
  • ambassadorial
  • appease
  • appeasement
  • attaché
  • diplomat
  • diplomatic
  • diplomatic bag
  • diplomatic corps
  • diplomatic immunity
  • intercede
  • internationalist
  • interventionism
  • legation
  • mediate
  • mediation
  • plenipotentiary
  • shuttle diplomacy
  • undiplomatic
  • undiplomatically
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Accepting & agreeing
Court cases, orders & decisions

settlementnoun(HOME)

C2[CorU]
aplacewherepeoplecome toliveor theprocessofsettlingin such aplace:
定居；定居地
AlargeRomansettlement has beendiscoveredjustoutsidetheFrenchtown.在这座法国城市郊外发现了一处大型古罗马人定居点。
ManyNativeAmericanswerekilledduring the settlementofthe AmericanWestby Europeans in the 19thcentury.许多美洲印第安人在19世纪欧洲人在美国西部开拓殖民地的过程中被杀害。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
  • aerotropolis
  • anti-city
  • anti-urban
  • Cantabrigian
  • citywide
  • county borough
  • dormitory town
  • garden city
  • Londoner
  • metro
  • municipal
  • retirement community
  • retirement village
  • sanctuary city
  • sister city
  • twin
  • urban
  • urbanization
  • village
  • Woop Woop
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settlementnoun(PAYMENT)

[CorU]
theactionofpayingmoneyto someone:
结算；结帐；支付
The settlementofhisdebtstook him severalmonths.他花了几个月时间才还清了债务。
Iencloseachequeinsettlementofyourclaim.我附上一张支票支付你的索赔。
UKHermothermadea settlementonher(= made aformalarrangementto give hermoney)when shestartedcollege.她开始读大学时，她母亲赠与了她一笔钱。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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settlementnoun(MOVEMENT LOWER)

[U]
theprocessof theslowsinkingof abuildingor theground
（建筑物、地面的）沉降，下沉
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving downwards
  • base jumping
  • cascade
  • descend
  • dive
  • drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
  • fall
  • fall down
  • flop
  • freefall
  • go down
  • parachute
  • pronate
  • pronation
  • put
  • putsomething/someonedown
  • rain(something)down
  • set
  • setsomethingdown
  • spiral
  • touch
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(Definition ofsettlementfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

settlement| American Dictionary

settlement
noun
us
/ˈset̬·əl·mənt/

settlementnoun(PAYMENT)

[C/U]
paymentofmoneythat isowed:
[U]Weencloseacheckin settlement ofyourclaim.

settlementnoun(PLACE TO LIVE)

[C/U]
theactof going tolivein a newplacewhere fewpeoplehavelivedbefore, or theplacewherepeoplehave come tolive:
[U]Early settlementdevelopedaround acoppermine.
[C]PermanentEuropeansettlements wereestablishedhere in the 1830s.

settlementnoun(AGREEMENT)

[C]
anofficialagreementthatendsanargument:
Bothsidesareworkingtonegotiateapeacesettlement.
[C]
A settlement is also anarrangement, often withpaymentofmoney, to end alegaldisagreementwithout taking it tocourt:
Theactoragreedto a $100,000 settlement from thenewspaper.
(Definition ofsettlementfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

settlement| Business English

settlement
noun
uk
/ˈsetlmənt/us
[CorU]
anofficialagreementordecisionthatendsanargument, ofteninvolvingapaymentofmoney:
negotiate/reacha settlement
Thelawyernegotiatedanout-of-courtsettlementof $2 million.
[CorU]
paymentof adebt:
in settlement of sthIwroteacheckfor $200 in settlement of mydebts.
Besuretomakefullandfinalsettlementby therepaymentdeadline.
[U]FINANCE,STOCK MARKET
theprocessby whichsharesandmoneyareexchangedat the end of adayoftradingon afinancialmarket:
The Stock Exchange has anelectronicsharesettlementsystem.
[U]
theprocessby whichpaymentsare made oncheques:
Thischargeis made for thereturnedchequeduetoinsufficientfundsforchequesettlement.
See also
the Bank for International Settlements
cash settlement
rolling settlement
(Definition ofsettlementfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsettlement

settlement
People described the region as basically one of thick forests, interspersed with swidden settlements, lorded over by despotically powerful janmis.
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The altar represented the same sacred gathering around a common centre as did the hearth in the first human settlements.
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I would suggest extreme variation, especially in the hinterland settlements.
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Small, kinship-based settlements were headed by a leader, called mbuyi or mtwa, who held secular as well as ritual authority.
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What is impor tant is how these settlements were perceived by locals and the upheaval they brought to their lives.
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They were designed as autonomous settlements capable of guaranteeing work, housing and services efficiently and cheaply, within a territory totally lacking any kind of urbanization.
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While fields were enclosed, settlements were dispersed, farm organisation made geometric, the inside of tenant farmhouses were not rationalised or subdivided into individual spaces.
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The opportunities to monopolize trade flows are influenced by the number of alternative routes that have to be controlled and the distribution of settlements.
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In addition, membership in security-oriented organizations reduces the length of rivalry as such organizations provide instruments for the peaceful negotiation of settlements.
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Neighbouring villages would typically share a common grazing area to prevent stock rustlers from attacking boys caring for livestock far from the settlements.
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If refugees were free to live outside settlements, and were offered appropriate supportive assistance there, their capacity for developmental progress might be expected to increase.
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In these areas it is quite common for disagreements between individuals from the two groups to degenerate into ethnic conflicts engulfing several settlements.
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The courts later adopted a less restrictive concept of locality, recognising that settlements might embrace more than one parish.
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The same cultural categories that legitimised the welfare settlements of the past are reflected in the heated welfare debates of today.
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In fact, the cosmopolitan and patriarchal character of the new settlements increasingly challenged the more formal political constructions inherited from an ancient past.
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Collocationswithsettlement

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agricultural settlement
The residents of a remoteagriculturalsettlement(' kibbutz '), aged 40 and over, were also included in the sample.
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amicable settlement
For when neither party voluntarily comes to him for support, he will offer to mediate an amicable settlement.
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ancient settlement
All of the wells cited in this paper are located nearancientsettlementremains.
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