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IELTS BNC: 1295 COCA: 1316
settle
setəl ˈsɛtəl
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense settles, present participle settling, past tense , past participle settled
1 VERB 解决，结束(争端、纠纷) 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. 解决，结束(争端、纠纷)

  • They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation. [VERB noun]

    他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。

  • Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences. [VERB noun]

    双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。

  • Tomorrow's vote is unlikely to settle the question of who will replace their leader. [VERB noun]

    明天的投票不太可能确定将由谁取代他们的领袖。

SYN resolve, work out, remedy, reconcile
2 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. 庭外和解

  • In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution. [VERB noun]

    为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。

  • She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court. [VERB]

    如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。

  • His company settled with the American authorities by paying a $200 million fine. [VERB + with]

    他的公司和美国当局达成了和解，同意支付 2 亿美元的罚款。

3 VERB 付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账) If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe. 付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)

  • I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine. [VERB noun]

    我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。

  • They settled with Colin at the end of the evening. [VERB + with]

    晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。

SYN pay, clear, square (up), discharge
4 VERB [usually passive] 决定;确定;安排好 If something is settled, it has all been decided and arranged. 决定;确定;安排好

  • As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled. [be VERB-ed]

    我们这边已经安排妥当了。

  • That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight. [be VERB-ed]

    那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。

SYN decide, close, end, complete
5 VERB (以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予 To settle money on someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will. (以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予 [formal]

  • She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine. [VERB noun on noun]

    她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。

6 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. 在…定居;使定居;把…安置在

  • Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems. [VERB prep./adv.]

    在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。

  • He visited Paris and eventually settled there. [VERB prep./adv.]

    他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。

  • This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans. [VERB noun]

    这是欧洲人最早的定居地之一。

  • Thirty-thousand-million dollars is needed to settle the refugees. [VERB noun]

    安顿这些难民需要耗资300亿美元。

SYN move to, go to live in, take up residence in, live in
7 VERB (使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置 If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable. (使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置

  • Albert settled himself on the sofa. [VERB pronoun-reflexive prep./adv.]

    艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。

  • Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief. [VERB prep./adv.]

    杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。

SYN make comfortable, park [informal] , install, plonk [informal]
8 V-ERG (使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷 If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still. (使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷

  • A black dust settled on the walls. [VERB prep./adv.]

    墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。

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

    一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。

  • Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture. [VERB noun]

    在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧，让混合物变得密实。

SYN subside, fall, sink, decline
9 VERB (目光)落在…上，注视着 If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time. (目光)落在…上，注视着

  • The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face. [VERB + on/upon]

    那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。

10 VERB (鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息 When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above. (鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息

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

    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  to settle a score→see: score 
Phrasal verbs:
settle down settle for settle in settle on settle up
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse settle with:
N.

settle differences, settle things 1

settle a dispute, settle a matter 1 2

settle a case, settle a claim, settle a lawsuit/suit 2

VERB.

agree to settle, decide to settle 1 2 3

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