settleset•tle /'setl/

vt

1. 把…安放于；安顿于

• The knight settled his feet in the stirrups. 骑士把脚踩在马镫子上。

• He settled himself in the chair. 他在椅子上坐下。

2. 使沉降；使澄清

• The rain will settle the dust. 雨水将使尘埃降落。

3. 解决(困难等)；结束(纠纷等)

• The dispute was settled soon. 争端很快被平息了。

• The case was settled out of court. 案子在庭外和解了。

4. 决定；确定

• The two countries have settled the new boundaries. 两国确定了新的边界。

• settle a date for the interview 确定面试的日期

• It was settled that they would meet in Beijing. 他们已经决定在北京见面。

5. 支付；结算

• settle an account 结账

• settle the charge for a taxi 付出租车费

6. 安排，安置

• You must settle all your affairs before you leave. 你必须在离开之前把一切安排好。

• Before the meeting we have to settle all the details. 会议前我们得把细节制定好。

7. (使某人)平静下来，放松

• The doctor gave him a pill to settle his nerve. 医生给他一片药以缓解他的紧张情绪。

8. 使定居

• He settled his family in a small town. 他把家安顿在一座小镇。

vi

1. 坐下；安顿下来

• He settled back in a chair. 他往后一靠，坐在椅子里。

2. 定居；殖民

• He has settled in America. 他已在美国定居。

• Many Chinese settled in Australia. 许多中国人移居澳大利亚。

3. 解决争端，达成协议

• He offered to settle outside the court. 他提出庭外和解。

4. 降落；停留

• A bird settled in the tree. 鸟儿停落在树上。

• The plane settled slowly. 飞机缓缓降落。

• His eye settled on my face. 他的目光停留在我的脸上。

5. 还清欠账；付清费用；算账

• settle with a waiter 和服务员结账

• He'll settle for you. 他替你付账。

6. 沉淀；变得清澈

• Let the water settle before drinking. 把水澄清一下再喝。

7. (地面或建筑物等)沉降；下陷；下沉

• The crack in the wall results from the ground settling. 墙壁上的裂缝是由地面的下沉引起的。

• The ship was settling. 船在下沉。

8. (天气等)稳定下来；平静下来

• The wind has settled. 风已经小了。

• Things are settling into shape. 事情稳定下来，渐渐有了眉目。

• I can't settle to work. 我安不下心来工作。

词组settle down

1. 安稳地坐下来；安顿下来

• He settled down in a chair with a glass of wine. 他倒了一杯酒在椅子里坐下。

• The man settled down in a hotel for the night. 那个人在一家旅店过夜。

2. 定居下来

• They married and settled down in a small town. 他们在一个小镇结婚并定居下来。

3. 对（新生活或工作)适应起来

• The boy soon settled down in the new school. 那男孩很快就适应了新的学校。

4. 使平静(或安定)下来；安静下来

• The situation has settled down. 局势已经安定下来。

• The mother settled the baby down at last. 妈妈终于使宝宝安静下来。

5. 定下心来

• The child couldn't settle down to his homework. 这孩子没法定下心来做功课。

settle for 勉强认可某事

• They had to settle for a cheaper TV set. 他们只能买一台便宜些的电视机。

settle in (或into) 使习惯于（新工作或新环境)

• They moved house on Sunday but had to take another week to settle in. 他们上星期天搬的家，可是还要过一个星期才能安顿下来。

• I have settled in my new job. 我已经适应了新的工作。

settle on (或upon)

1. 最后决定；就…达成协议

• The couple haven't settled on a name for their baby. 这对夫妇还没有决定给宝宝起什么名字。

2. （把财产等）传给（某人）

• He settled all his money on his only son. 他把全部财产留给了唯一的儿子。

settle up

1. 料理事物

2. 付清(债务等)；结算(账目等)

• He settled up all his debts. 他还清了所有的债务。

settle up an account 结账