settle¹

/ˈsetl//ˈsetl/

★★★★★v.

settles
settling
settled
settled

vt

① 放好(使不再动);安置;使(所装之物等)稳定
- She settled her child in a chair.她把她的孩子放在椅子上。
- He settled himself in his chair.他稳坐在他的椅子上。

② 殖民于;使移住于;使安顿;使定居;使就业;使安身
- Their forefathers settled the island.他们的祖先殖民于该岛。
- settle a daughter by marriage使女儿结婚
- settle Australia with English people使英国人殖民澳洲
- settle one's son in law使自己的儿子成为法律专家或律师
- They have settled themselves in New York [their new house].他们已经在纽约[新居]安顿下来。

③ 使镇定;使安静;使(尘埃等)落定;使(液体)澄清;使(渣)沉下;使沉淀
- The pill settled her nerves.那药丸使她的神经镇定。
- A shower will settle the dust on the road.一场骤雨会使马路的灰尘落定。

④ 决定(日期等);解决(问题、争论、纠纷等)
- settle a dispute解决纠纷
- The question is not settled yet.这个问题尚未解决。
- settle the day for a wedding决定婚礼日期
- That settles it!【口】那就把事情解决了!
- It's all settled.一切都解决了。
- They settled to reject the offer.他们决定拒绝那项提议。
- Have you settled what to do?你已经想好要做什么吗?
- They settled when they would leave.他们决定好什么时候出发。
- We settled that we would go on Monday.我们决定星期一去。

⑤ 结(帐);支付;付清
- settle a bill付帐
- I have a debt to settle with her.我有一笔债尚未还她。

⑥ 【法律】赠与(财产);给与终身继承权<on, upon>
- settle one's property on one's nephew将财产赠与姪儿

vi

① 安顿,安定;安居;安身
- settle down to a new life安于新生活
- She settled down to study.她安定下来读书。

② 定居
- Many Chinese settled in California.许多华人定居加州。

③ (天气等)稳定

④ 决定<on, upon>(★可用被动式)
- Have you settled on a date for your wedding?你已决定婚礼的日期吗?

⑤ 偿还借款;结清;达成协议
- He has settled with his creditors.他已经偿还借款给他的债权人。
- I'll settle for that work.我将担任那件工作。

⑥ (鸟等)栖息;(雾等)降落;(寂静、黑暗等)笼罩;(疾病等)局部化
- A robin came and settled on a twig.一只知更鸟飞来栖息枝头。
- A cold settles in my head.感冒没有好,我的头还在疼。

⑦ (灰尘等)落定;(液体)澄清;(渣)沉淀
- The wine will soon settle.酒很快就会澄清。
- Dust has settled on the desk.灰尘落在书桌上。

⑧ (地基等)下陷;(船)沉没<down>

字辨

decide: 暗示对于引起怀疑、踌躇、辩论或争执的事情先考虑过,才达成结论或决定今后行动的路线

determine: 暗示明确地把decide过的事情的形式、性质、用法、范围等详细决定,并且一旦决定就不再变更

Our college decided on a series of lectures but the speakers and the dates are not yet determined.

settle: 暗示经由仲裁或调停达成最后的结论,或指疑惑与纷争终于获得解决

The United Nations settled the dispute between the two nations.

conclude: 指经过慎重的调查或推理之后才决定或提出结论

The police concluded that he was murdered.

resolve: 指明白表示有坚强的决心去实行或戒除

He resolved to give up smoking.

词族

settlementn.殖民,移民
settlern.移民;外来定居者

短语

settle for ...
- ① (不满意或不情愿却)接纳,担任
settle in
- ① 定局;迁入(新居)
settle one's affairs
- ① 处理事情
- ② (尤指以遗嘱)把自己后事安排妥当
settle with ...
- ① 与…清偿债务;与…和解或谈妥;办完;收拾

同义词

decidevt./vi.决定
determinevt./vi.决定
establishvt./vi.创建
fixvt./vi.使固定
setvt./vi.放置

词汇	settle
释义	settle¹ /ˈsetl//ˈsetl/ ★★★★★v. settles settling settled settled vt ① 放好(使不再动);安置;使(所装之物等)稳定 She settled her child in a chair.她把她的孩子放在椅子上。 He settled himself in his chair.他稳坐在他的椅子上。 ② 殖民于;使移住于;使安顿;使定居;使就业;使安身 Their forefathers settled the island.他们的祖先殖民于该岛。 settle a daughter by marriage使女儿结婚 settle Australia with English people使英国人殖民澳洲 settle one's son in law使自己的儿子成为法律专家或律师 They have settled themselves in New York [their new house].他们已经在纽约[新居]安顿下来。 ③ 使镇定;使安静;使(尘埃等)落定;使(液体)澄清;使(渣)沉下;使沉淀 The pill settled her nerves.那药丸使她的神经镇定。 A shower will settle the dust on the road.一场骤雨会使马路的灰尘落定。 ④ 决定(日期等);解决(问题、争论、纠纷等) settle a dispute解决纠纷 The question is not settled yet.这个问题尚未解决。 settle the day for a wedding决定婚礼日期 That settles it!【口】那就把事情解决了! It's all settled.一切都解决了。 They settled to reject the offer.他们决定拒绝那项提议。 Have you settled what to do?你已经想好要做什么吗? They settled when they would leave.他们决定好什么时候出发。 We settled that we would go on Monday.我们决定星期一去。 ⑤ 结(帐);支付;付清 settle a bill付帐 I have a debt to settle with her.我有一笔债尚未还她。 ⑥ 【法律】赠与(财产);给与终身继承权<on, upon> settle one's property on one's nephew将财产赠与姪儿 vi ① 安顿,安定;安居;安身 settle down to a new life安于新生活 She settled down to study.她安定下来读书。 ② 定居 Many Chinese settled in California.许多华人定居加州。 ③ (天气等)稳定 ④ 决定<on, upon>(★可用被动式) Have you settled on a date for your wedding?你已决定婚礼的日期吗? ⑤ 偿还借款;结清;达成协议 He has settled with his creditors.他已经偿还借款给他的债权人。 I'll settle for that work.我将担任那件工作。 ⑥ (鸟等)栖息;(雾等)降落;(寂静、黑暗等)笼罩;(疾病等)局部化 A robin came and settled on a twig.一只知更鸟飞来栖息枝头。 A cold settles in my head.感冒没有好,我的头还在疼。 ⑦ (灰尘等)落定;(液体)澄清;(渣)沉淀 The wine will soon settle.酒很快就会澄清。 Dust has settled on the desk.灰尘落在书桌上。 ⑧ (地基等)下陷;(船)沉没<down> 字辨 decide: 暗示对于引起怀疑、踌躇、辩论或争执的事情先考虑过,才达成结论或决定今后行动的路线 determine: 暗示明确地把decide过的事情的形式、性质、用法、范围等详细决定,并且一旦决定就不再变更 Our college decided on a series of lectures but the speakers and the dates are not yet determined. settle: 暗示经由仲裁或调停达成最后的结论,或指疑惑与纷争终于获得解决 The United Nations settled the dispute between the two nations. conclude: 指经过慎重的调查或推理之后才决定或提出结论 The police concluded that he was murdered. resolve: 指明白表示有坚强的决心去实行或戒除 He resolved to give up smoking. 词族 settlementn.殖民,移民 settlern.移民;外来定居者短语 settle for ... ① (不满意或不情愿却)接纳,担任 settle in ① 定局;迁入(新居) settle one's affairs ① 处理事情 ② (尤指以遗嘱)把自己后事安排妥当 settle with ... ① 与…清偿债务;与…和解或谈妥;办完;收拾同义词 decidevt./vi.决定 determinevt./vi.决定 establishvt./vi.创建 fixvt./vi.使固定 setvt./vi.放置 settle² /ˈsetl//ˈsetl/ ★★★★★v. n ① 木制高背长椅(座位下方有箱子)
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