1 PHRASAL VERB (尤指结婚或买房后)定居,安顿下来 When someone
settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house.
(尤指结婚或买房后)定居,安顿下来 -
One day I'll want to settle down and have a family. [VERB PREP.]
总有一天,我会想安定下来,成个家。
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Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London. [VERB PREP. prep./adv.]
在定居葡萄牙之前,她在伦敦经营一家自己的古董店。
SYN put down roots, get married, have a home, stop moving from place to place
2 PHRASAL VERB (历经磨难或变化后)安静下来,平静下来 If a situation or a person that has been going through a lot of problems or changes
settles down, they become calm.
(历经磨难或变化后)安静下来,平静下来 -
It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France. [VERB PREP.]
等欧洲的局势平定下来后,去法国旅行一趟应该不错。
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We saw the therapist four times, and the children have now settled down. [VERB PREP.]
我们去看了四次治疗专家,现在孩子们已经稳定下来了。
3 PHRASAL VERB 集中精力做;开始认真做 If you
settle down to do something or to something, you prepare to do it and concentrate on it.
集中精力做;开始认真做 -
He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen. [VERB PREP. to-infinitive]
他喝了杯咖啡,回来后开始认真听讲。
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They settled down to some serious work. [VERB PREP. + to]
他们着手做一些重要的工作。
4 PHRASAL VERB 准备,开始(就寝) If you
settle down for the night, you get ready to lie down and sleep.
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