"dust settled on the roofs"
"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
"The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
"We finally settled the argument"
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
"After some discussion we finally made up"
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
"He finally settled down"
"The roar settled to a thunder"
"The wind settled in the West"
"it is settling to rain"
"A cough settled in her chest"
"Her mood settled into lethargy"
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"
"This land was settled by Germans"
"She settled the teacart"
"We settled for a lower price"
"The two parties finally settled"
"the liquid gradually settled"
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
"He ensconced himself in the chair"
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
"let's finalize the proposal"
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
1.解决,结束(争端、纠纷)
If peoplesettle an argument or problem, or if somethingsettles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
e.g. They agreed to try tosettle their dispute by negotiation...
他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
e.g. Both sides are looking for ways tosettle their differences...
双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
2.庭外和解
If peoplesettle a legal dispute or if theysettle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.
e.g. In an attempt tosettle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...
为了争取庭外和解,莫尔肯同意赔款。
e.g. She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...
如果她同意庭外和解的话,得到的肯定会更多。
3.付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
If yousettle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
settle什么意思
e.g. I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...
我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
e.g. They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
4.决定;确定;安排好
If somethingis settled, it has all been decided and arranged.
e.g. As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
我们这边已经安排妥当了。
e.g. That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下来了,我们今晚交换联系地址。
5.(以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
Tosettle moneyon someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.
e.g. She offered tosettle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。
6.在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
When peoplesettle a place or in a place, or when a governmentsettles them there, they start living there permanently.
e.g. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
e.g. He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
他造访了巴黎,并最终在那儿定居下来。
7.(使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
If yousettle yourself somewhere orsettle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.
e.g. Albert settled himself on the sofa...
艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
e.g. Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
杰茜卡微微松了口气,坐到了椅子上。
8.(使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
If somethingsettles or if yousettle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.
settle
e.g. A black dust settled on the walls...
墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。
e.g. Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
一旦杂质沉淀下去,油就可以分级了。
9.(目光)落在…上,注视着
If your eyessettle on orupon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.
e.g. The man let his eyessettle upon Cross's face.
那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。
10.(鸟、昆虫)降落,栖息
When birds or insectssettle on something, they land on it from above.
e.g. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
几只蛾子在它前面飞,最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。
11. see also: settled
12. when the dust settles -> see dust
tosettle a score -> see score
相关词组:settle downsettle forsettle insettle onsettle up
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