单词 | settle down |
释义 | settle down 1.have a regular place to live and a regular job;begin a normal,sta ble life 生活和工作安顿下来;安居乐业 *John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married.约翰在找到工作并且结婚以后才会安顿下来。 *Many people settle down in San Diego because of the fine weather.许多人在圣地亚哥安居下来,因为那儿的气候宜人。 2.become calm,quiet or peaceful安静下来 *The house settled down for the night after the children were put to bed.夜晚孩子们被安顿上床后,这所房子就平静下来了。 *The children settled down when their teacher entered.老师进来以后,孩子们就安静下来了。 3.begin to concentrate on 开始专心于 *There were so many distractions that we were unable to settle down to studying.有那么多令人分心的事,我们无法安下心来学习。 4.sit or lie comfortably 舒服地坐着或躺着 *She settled down in the back of the car and fell asleep quickly.她舒服地坐在汽车后座上,很快就睡着了。 |
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