英语单词短语词组“settle”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

settle

verb

/ˈset.əl/us

/ˈset̬.əl/

settleverb(AGREE)

B2[T]

toreachadecisionor anagreementabout something, or to end adisagreement:

确定；决定；解决，结束（争端等）

Good, that's all settled - yousendout theinvitationsfor theparty, and I'llorganizethefood.好，那就这么定了——你发聚会的请帖，我来准备吃的。

[+ question word]They haven'tyetsettledwhen theweddingis going to be.他们还没有确定婚礼在什么时候举行。

"Theticketsare €40 each." "Well,thatsettlesthat- I can'taffordthat much."“入场券每张40欧元。”“好吧，那就算了吧，我付不起那么多钱。”

I'd like to get thismattersettledonceand for all(=reachafinaldecisionon it).我想把这件事了结了。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to decide

decideI've decided to move to Sweden.
fixUKThe price has been fixed at £10.
setHave you set a date for the wedding?
finalizeWe've chosen a venue for the wedding, but we haven't finalized the details yet.
settleOK then, we're going to Spain. That's settled.
settle on/uponHave you settled on a place to live yet?

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B2[IorT]

toarrangesomething:

安排

Thedetailsof thecontracthave notyetbeen settled.合同的细节问题仍然没有谈妥。

Ourlawyeradvisedus that it would bebetterto settleout ofcourt(=reachanagreementin alegalcasewithout it beingdecidedin acourtoflaw).我们的律师建议我们最好在庭外和解。

It tookmonthsto settle(=bringto an end)thedispute/strike.用了好几个月的时间才解决这次争端／结束这次罢工。

Myfatherand I haveagreedfinallyto settleourdifferences(=stoparguing).我和我父亲最终同意不再争论。

More examples

They had to go tocourtto settle theargument.
They're stillditheringabout who toinvite, but we really need to get it settled.
He stillneedsto settle thedateof themeeting.
That's settled - I neverwanttoseehim again.
We haven'tquitesettled who'sresponsiblefor what.

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Accepting & agreeing

acceptance
accepting
accommodation
accreditation
agree tosomething
agree withsomething
approved
concur
murmur
reconcile
rise
root
rule
seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
self-acceptance
self-acknowledged
self-admitted
settle onsomething
sign on the dotted lineidiom
unanimous

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Planning, expecting and arranging

settleverb(MAKE COMFORTABLE)

[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

torelaxinto acomfortableposition:

（使）（舒舒服服地）坐下；安顿下来

Afterdinnerwe settledinfrontofthetelevisionfor theevening.晚饭后，我们舒舒服服地坐在电视机前。

Thedentisttold herpatientto settlebackin thechair.牙医让病人靠在椅子上放松。

He settled himselfdownwith anewspaper, andwaitedfor theflighttoarrive.他安心坐下来看报纸，等候航班到来。

[I]

tobegintoplayagamein arelaxedandcomfortableway:

England'saggressiveplayneverallowedthe New Zealanders to settle.

After afranticstart, theteamsettled into a goodrhythm.

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I settled back andwaitedfor thefilmtostart.
We settled inourcomfortablecarriageandwatchedthesceneryrollby.
I couldn'tseemto settle thechildreninbed.
I settled myself with acupofteaandthoughtabout what hadhappened.

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Comfortable and uncomfortable

airiness
airy
be inyourelementidiom
be out ofyourelementidiom
be/feel at homeidiom
comfortably
cosily
cosiness
cosy
creature comforts
curl
curl up
forgiving
lived inidiom
nestle
oppressively
oppressiveness
primitive
scratchy
snug

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Competing in sport

settleverb(LIVE)

B2[Iusually+ adv/prep]

to go andlivesomewhere,especiallypermanently:

（尤指永久性地）定居，安家

After they gotmarried, they settledinBrooklyn.他们结婚后在布鲁克林定居下来。

[IorT,often passive]

toarrive,especiallyfrom anothercountry, in a newplaceandstarttolivethere and use theland:

（尤指从别国）移居殖民地；殖民

Americawas first settled bypeoplewho cameacrossfromAsiaover 25,000yearsago.2.5万年前，从亚洲来的移民首次在美洲安家落户。

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We'vemovedall over thecountry, but I'd like to settle here now.
The Romans settled inBritainin the firstcenturyAD.
Afterdecadesofdesertlife, they settled in themountains.

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Changing homes & moving

anti-immigrant
anti-immigration
asylum seeker
deinstitutionalize
diaspora
greener pasturesidiom
immigrant
immigration
migrant
migrate
migration
mover
pasture
relocation
removal
removalist
remover
resettle
shift
stake

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Accommodating people

settleverb(MOVE LOWER)

C1[I]

tomoveto alowerlevelandstaythere; todrop:

降落；沉降

Thehousehad beenemptyforyears, anddusthad settledonall thesurfaces.这座房子多年来一直空着，所有东西上面都落了一层灰。

Do youthinkthesnowwill settle(=remainon thegroundand othersurfaceswithoutmelting)?你认为会积雪吗？

Thecontentsof thispackagemay settle(=falltowards thebottomof thecontainerand soseemto be less).包裹里的东西可以再压紧一些。

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Thejuicegoesthickat thebottomwhen it settles.
Snow had settled on therooftops.
Oncedustsettles in thegaps, it will notworkas well.

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Boarding and alighting from modes of transport

alight
bestride
board
climb
debark
deplane
disembark
disembarkation
dismount
embark
embarkation
entrain
get
get off
get on
get out
hop
mount
reboard
straddle

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settleverb(PAY)

C2[IorT]

topay,especiallymoneythat youowe:

支付（尤指欠款或被索款项）；偿付；结算

Please settleyouraccount/billwithoutfurtherdelay.请立即付清账款／账单，勿再拖延。

It took theinsurancecompanymonthsto settle myclaim.保险公司用了好几个月才付清我的理赔金。

formalPayment ofyouraccountis nowoverdue, and we mustaskyou to settle(=paythemoneyyouowe)immediately.您账上的款项已逾期未付，请您务必马上付清。

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Accounting

accountancy
accountant
accounting
accounts
annualized
auditor
balance
balance sheet
bill
budget
capital
creative accounting
double entry bookkeeping
false accounting
forensic accountant
forensic accounting
loss
treasurer
unaudited
writesomethingdown

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Paying money

settleverb(QUIET)

[IorT]

tobecomequietandcalm, or to make something or someone do this:

（使）安静下来；（使）平静下来

Theweatherisexpectedto settle towards the end of theweek.天气预计会在周末时稳定下来。

I'llcallyou back assoonas I've settled thekidsfor thenight.我把孩子们安顿下来睡觉后，就马上给你回电话。

Before aperformance, shetakesthreedeepbreaths to settle hernerves.在演出之前，她会深呼吸3次来平定紧张的情绪。

We're verybusythisweek, but things should settle(down)abitafter theweekend.我们这个星期很忙，不过周末之后事情应该会少一点儿。

UKJoe'sparentsare veryworriedabout him because he doesn'tseemto beableto settleto(= to give hiswholeattentionto)anything.乔的父母很为他担心，因为乔似乎做什么事都不能够安下心来。

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Calming and relaxing

assuage
balls-to-the-wall
bask
bread
bread and circusesidiom
calm
chill
humour
let/blow off steamidiom
lie down
lightensomethingup
lull
lullsomeoneintosomething
melt
relaxation
settle down
shirt
simmer
simmer down
slow down

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settleverb(BE IN A CERTAIN STATE)

[I+ adv/prep]

toreachandremainat acertainlevelor in acertainstate:

稳定下来

Thepoundroseslightlyagainst thedollartoday, then settledat$1.53.英镑对美元的汇率今天略有上升，之后便停留在1.53美元的价位上。

Apeacefulexpressionsettledonherface.她脸上现出一副平静的神色。

After therecentriots, anuneasycalmhas settledonthecity.最近的暴乱平息后，城里笼罩着一种令人不安的平静气氛。

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Keeping and staying the same

anti-progressive
calcification
calcify
consistency
consistent
continuum
insensitivity
invariant
inveteracy
leave well aloneidiom
left
peg
stability
stabilization
stabilize
stably
stay
wallow
wallow insomething
wouldn't have it any other wayidiom

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Idioms

settle an account
settleyouraffairs
settle an (old) score

Phrasal verbs

settle down
settle(someone)down
settle forsomething
settle in
settlesomeonein
settle onsomething
settlesomethingonsomeone
settle up

(Definition ofsettlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

settle

verb

/ˈset.əl/us

/ˈset̬.əl/

settleverb(AGREE)

B2[T]

toreachadecisionor anagreementabout something, or to end adisagreement

确定；决定；解决，结束（争端等）

Good, that's all settled - yousendout theinvitationsfor theparty, and I'llorganizethefood.好，那就这么定了——你发聚会的请帖，我来准备吃的。

[+ question word]They haven'tyetsettledwhen theweddingis going to be.他们还没有确定婚礼在什么时候举行。

"Theticketsare €40 each." "Well,thatsettlesthat- I can'taffordthat much."“入场券每张40欧元。”“好吧，那就算了吧，我付不起那么多钱。”

I'd like to get thismattersettledonceand for all(=reachafinaldecisionon it).我想把这件事了结了。

B2[IorT]

toarrangesomething

安排

Thedetailsof thecontracthave notyetbeen settled.合同的细节问题仍然没有谈妥。

Ourlawyeradvisedus that it would bebetterto settleout ofcourt(=reachanagreementin alegalcasewithout it beingdecidedin acourtoflaw).我们的律师建议我们最好在庭外和解。

It tookmonthsto settle(=bringto an end)thedispute/strike.用了好几个月的时间才解决这次争端／结束这次罢工。

Myfatherand I haveagreedfinallyto settleourdifferences(=stoparguing).我和我父亲最终同意不再争论。

More examples

They had to go tocourtto settle theargument.
They're stillditheringabout who toinvite, but we really need to get it settled.
He stillneedsto settle thedateof themeeting.
That's settled - I neverwanttoseehim again.
We haven'tquitesettled who'sresponsiblefor what.

settleverb(MAKE COMFORTABLE)

[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

torelaxinto acomfortableposition

（使）（舒舒服服地）坐下；安顿下来

Afterdinnerwe settledinfrontofthetelevisionfor theevening.晚饭后，我们舒舒服服地坐在电视机前。

Thedentisttold herpatientto settlebackin thechair.牙医让病人靠在椅子上放松。

He settled himselfdownwith anewspaper, andwaitedfor theflighttoarrive.他安心坐下来看报纸，等候航班到来。

More examples

I settled back andwaitedfor thefilmtostart.
We settled inourcomfortablecarriageandwatchedthesceneryrollby.
I couldn'tseemto settle thechildreninbed.
I settled myself with acupofteaandthoughtabout what hadhappened.

settleverb(LIVE)

B2[Iusually+ adv/prep]

to go andlivesomewhere,especiallypermanently

（尤指永久性地）定居，安家

After they gotmarried, they settledinBrooklyn.他们结婚后在布鲁克林定居下来。

[IorT,often passive]

toarrive,especiallyfrom anothercountry, in a newplaceandstarttolivethere and use theland

（尤指从别国）移居殖民地；殖民

Americawas first settled bypeoplewho cameacrossfromAsiaover 25,000yearsago.2.5万年前，从亚洲来的移民首次在美洲安家落户。

More examples

We'vemovedall over thecountry, but I'd like to settle here now.
The Romans settled inBritainin the firstcenturyAD.
Afterdecadesofdesertlife, they settled in themountains.

settleverb(MOVE LOWER)

C1[I]

tomoveto alowerlevelandstaythere; todrop

降落；沉降

Thehousehad beenemptyforyears, anddusthad settledonall thesurfaces.这座房子多年来一直空着，所有东西上面都落了一层灰。

Do youthinkthesnowwill settle(=remainon thegroundand othersurfaceswithoutmelting)?你认为会积雪吗？

Thecontentsof thispackagemay settle(=falltowards thebottomof thecontainerand soseemto be less).包裹里的东西可以再压紧一些。

More examples

Thejuicegoesthickat thebottomwhen it settles.
Snow had settled on therooftops.
Oncedustsettles in thegaps, it will notworkas well.

settleverb(PAY)

C2[IorT]

topay,especiallymoneythat youowe

支付（尤指欠款或被索款项）；偿付；结算

Please settleyouraccount/billwithoutfurtherdelay.请立即付清账款／账单，勿再拖延。

It took theinsurancecompanymonthsto settle myclaim.保险公司用了好几个月才付清我的理赔金。

formalPayment ofyouraccountis nowoverdue, and we mustaskyou to settle(=paythemoneyyouowe)immediately.您账上的款项已逾期未付，请您务必马上付清。

settleverb(QUIET)

[IorT]

tobecomequietandcalm, or to make something or someone do this

（使）安静下来；（使）平静下来

Theweatherisexpectedto settle towards the end of theweek.天气预计会在周末时稳定下来。

I'llcallyou back assoonas I've settled thekidsfor thenight.我把孩子们安顿下来睡觉后，就马上给你回电话。

Before aperformance, shetakesthreedeepbreaths to settle hernerves.在演出之前，她会深呼吸3次来平定紧张的情绪。

We're verybusythisweek, but things should settle(down)abitafter theweekend.我们这个星期很忙，不过周末之后事情应该会少一点儿。

settleverb(BE IN A CERTAIN STATE)

[I+ adv/prep]

toreachandremainat acertainlevelor in acertainstate

稳定下来

Thepoundroseslightlyagainst thedollartoday, then settledat$1.53.英镑对美元的汇率今天略有上升，之后便停留在1.53美元的价位上。

Apeacefulexpressionsettledonherface.她脸上现出一副平静的神色。

After therecentriots, anuneasycalmhas settledonthecity.最近的暴乱平息后，城里笼罩着一种令人不安的平静气氛。

Idioms

settle an account
settleyouraffairs
settle an (old) score

Phrasal verbs

settle down
settle(sb)down
settle forsth
settle in
settlesbin
settle onsth
settlesthonsb
settle up

settle| American Dictionary

settle

verb

/ˈset̬·əl/

settleverb(MAKE COMFORTABLE)

[always+ adv/prep]

to get or tobecomecomfortable:

[T]Campbell settled herself infrontof ablazingfire.

[I]He settled back in hischairand took out abook.

settleverb(AGREE)

[I/T]

toreachadecisionor anagreementabout something, or to end adisagreement:

[T]Rogerspaid$2 million to settle thelawsuit.

[T]Americansturnto adictionaryto settlequestionsoflanguage.

[I]Negotiators arehopefulthe twosideswill settle.

settle out of court

If you settle out ofcourt, youreachanagreementin alegalcasewithoutholdingatrialincourt:

Thedefendantagreedto settle out ofcourt.

settleverb(PAY)

[T]

topaymoneyowed:

Hesoldhisphotographsto settle someolddebts.

settleverb(LIVE)

[I/T]

tolivein aplaceor to gosomewheretolive,esp.permanently:

[I]After they gotmarried, they settled inVirginia.

[T]Immigrants settled thisislandtwo hundredyearsago.

[I]fig.An early-eveningglowsettles on thecity(= thecityhasbeguntoglow).

settleverb(MOVE LOWER)

[I]

tomoveto alowerlevelandstaythere;drop:

Dust can settle into thewetpaintandspoilthefinish.

Unusedfarmmachinerysettled in highweedsbehind thehouse.

Idioms

settleyournerves
settleyourstomach
settle the score

Phrasal verbs

settle down
settle down tosomething
settle forsomething
settle in
settle intosomewhere/something
settle onsomething
settle up

settle| Business English

settle

verb

/ˈsetl/us

[T]

topaymoneythat youowe:

settle abill/debt

Onlyhalfoftheirclientssettledtheiraccountsontime.

[IorT]

to end anargumentbyreachinganagreementto do something:

settle adispute/argument/lawsuit

Thecompanypaid$5 million toformeremployeestosettleclaimsofunfairdismissal.

Unionandmanagementwereurgedtosettletheirdifferences.

Thecompanydecidedit wascheaperto settleratherthanfightthecaseincourt.

to make afinaldecisionabout something:

We need afinalmeetingtosettle thematteronceand for all.

OK, sothat's settledthen.

[I]FINANCE

ifprices,values, etc. settle, theystopmovingup or down:

Theyexpecthousepriceinflationto settle around 10%.

settle at sthAfter arockyride,sharesin theentertainmentcompanysettled at $13.

settle out of court

LAW

to end anargumentwithout having to go to acourtoflaw, usually byagreeingto thepaymentof aparticularamountofmoney:

Inviewof thelegalcosts, theydecidedto settle out ofcourt.

Phrasal verbs

settle for sth
settle on/upon sth
settle sth on sb
settle up