settle的中文翻譯是什麼意思

settle

US/ˈsetl/
UK/ˈsetl/

v. 結束(分歧); 庭外和解; 結(賬); (使)坐下; (使)沉降; 安排好; 定居; 注視著; 降落

n. 高背長椅

settle柯林斯釋義

VERB解決,結束(爭端、糾紛)

If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.

  • They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation...

    他們同意透過談判來努力解決糾紛。

  • Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences...

    雙方都在尋求消除分歧的方法。

VERB庭外和解

If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.

  • In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...

    為了爭取庭外和解,莫爾肯同意賠款。

  • 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話,得到的肯定會更多。

VERB付清(欠款);結算(賬單);結(賬)

If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

  • I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...

    我為我的咖啡和他的兩杯葡萄酒付了賬。

  • They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.

    晚上聚會結束的時候他們和科林結清了賬。

VERB決定;確定;安排好

If something is settled, it has all been decided and arranged.

  • As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...

    我們這邊已經安排妥當了。

  • That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.

    那就定下來了,我們今晚交換聯絡地址。

VERB(以遺囑等正式方式)贈予,授予

To settle money on someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.

  • She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.

    她提出要把一筆遺產留給凱瑟琳。

V-ERG在…定居;使定居;把…安置在

When people settle a place or in a place, or when a government settles them there, they start living there permanently.

  • Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...

    在英國定居的難民面臨很多問題。

  • He visited Paris and eventually settled there...

    他造訪了巴黎,並最終在那兒定居下來。

VERB(使)坐下;(使)處於舒適的位置

If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.

  • Albert settled himself on the sofa...

    艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙發上。

  • Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.

    傑茜卡微微鬆了口氣,坐到了椅子上。

V-ERG(使)緩慢沉落;(使)逐漸下陷

If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.

  • A black dust settled on the walls...

    牆上落了一層黑色的粉塵。

  • Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...

    一旦雜質沉澱下去,油就可以分級了。

VERB(目光)落在…上,注視著

If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.

  • The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.

    那名男子的目光落在了克羅斯的臉上。

VERB(鳥、昆蟲)降落,棲息

When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above.

  • Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.

    幾隻蛾子在它前面飛,最終落在了那塊粗糙的噴漆金屬上。

settle英文釋義

Noun

1. a long wooden bench with a back

    Verb

    1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;

    • dust settled on the roofs

    2. bring to an end; settle conclusively;

    • 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

    3. settle conclusively; come to terms;

    • We finally settled the argument

    4. take up residence and become established;

    • The immigrants settled in the Midwest

    5. come to terms;

    • After some discussion we finally made up

    6. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

      7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;

      • He finally settled down

      8. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet;

      • 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

      9. establish or develop as a residence;

      • He settled the farm 200 years ago
      • This land was settled by Germans

      10. come to rest

        11. become clear by the sinking of particles;

        • the liquid gradually settled

        12. arrange or fix in the desired order;

        • She settled the teacart

        13. accept despite complete satisfaction;

        • We settled for a lower price

        14. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement;

        • The two parties finally settled

        15. dispose of; make a financial settlement

          16. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

            17. sink down or precipitate;

            • the mud subsides when the waters become calm

            18. fix firmly;

            • He ensconced himself in the chair

            19. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury;

            • I finally settled with my old enemy

            20. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;

            • let's finalize the proposal

            21. form a community;

            • The Swedes settled in Minnesota

            22. come as if by falling;

            • Night fell
            • Silence fell

            settle同義詞辨析

            decide, determine, resolve, settle

            這些動詞都含"決定"之意。

            • decide : 側重指經過思考、比較、討論或詢問之後做出的決定。
            • determine : 指經過深思熟慮,決心去做某事並堅持施行。
            • resolve : 語氣較強,強調以堅定不移的信念去做或不做某事,暗含有遠大抱負和堅強決心。
            • settle : 指排除猶豫、懷疑和爭論之後作出明確的最終結論。

            dwell, reside, live, lodge, inhabit, settle

            這些動詞均有"居住,定居"之意。

            • dwell : 文學上的用詞,口語中通常用live代替。
            • reside : 書面用詞,指合法的永久性居住,也指在豪華的住宅里居住。
            • live : 最普通用詞,指固定的居住,可以是長期的,也可以是臨時的。
            • lodge : 指短時間或臨時住宿。
            • inhabit : 強調人或動物居住在某個地區並已適應某種特殊環境。
            • settle : 側重指某人定居於城市、國家或地區,而不指居住的住所。

            settle短語

            1. settle one's affairs(或estate)

              安排後事

            2. settle someone's hash

            3. settle down

              安頓下來:過穩定有序的生活

              平靜:變得不緊張或安靜

            4. settle for

              勉強接受:儘管不完全滿意也能接受

            settle場景例句

            I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.

            離開這兒以前,我得把一些私人的事情安排妥當.

            The contents of the packet may settle down in travelling.

            袋裡的東西在旅行中會沉到底部.

            You must settle the matter amongst yourselves.

            你們必須彼此商量,自行解決這些問題.

            We'll go and settle down where conditions are hardest.

            哪裡艱苦哪安家.

            The sediment of coffee will settle.

            咖啡渣會沉澱下去.

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            settle詞性變形

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            settle反義詞

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