1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]稳定的;固定的;定居的 If you have a settled way of life, you stay in one place, in one job, or with one person, rather than moving around or changing. 稳定的;固定的;定居的
He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner.
他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](情况、制度等)固定不变的,无变化的 A settled situation or system stays the same all the time. (情况、制度等)固定不变的,无变化的
Cats are creatures of habit — they seem to appreciate a settled routine.
猫是一种有固定习性的动物,它们似乎喜欢过一种有规律的生活。
There has been a period of settled weather.
天气最近一段时间一直没有变化。
3ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ](因长期在某地生活或工作)舒适自在的,适应的,习惯的 If you feel settled, you have been living or working in a place long enough to feel comfortable there. (因长期在某地生活或工作)舒适自在的,适应的,习惯的
After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, feel, seem安穩;感到舒適愜意;好像穩定▸➤get安定下來ADVERB➤fairly, very, etc.頗為/非常安穩◇She seems fairly settled in her new job already.她似乎對新工作已經相當習慣了。➤comfortably, happily (especially BrE) 舒適而穩定;幸福而安穩◇He is happily settled with his wife and their two children.他跟妻子和他們的兩個孩子過着幸福安定的生活。