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settle

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 (纠纷、问题等)}

verb [vt. 及物动词]解决，结束（争端等）；确定，决定；定居，安家；殖民，移居于；安置，安顿；（使）平静，（使）安定；降落，停留；（使）沉降，下陷；付清，结算；处理，分配（财产）；笼罩，稳定下来；把......放好，安放；（无可奈何地）接受（或答应）

They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation. ^{他们同意尽量通过谈判解决他们之间的纠纷。}

noun [具体名词]高背扶手木长椅

a seat, for two or more people, usually made of wood with a high back and arms, and sometimes having a storage space in the boxlike seat ^{高背长靠椅}

settle 出现在下面的课文中: Lesson 38 Everything except the weather settle 动词: 安顿; Lesson 44 Speed and comfort; Episode 26 Opening Nigh ACT III

vi. 定居；下陷；解决；沉淀

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相关词汇

过去分词settled/ˈset(ə)ld/adj. 固定的；稳定的

复合词settlement/ˈset(ə)lmənt/n. 解决，处理；殖民；结算；沉降

复合词settler/ˈsetlə(r)/n. 移居者；殖民者

现在分词settling/ˈset(ə)lɪŋ/n.沉淀物

反义词unsettle/ʌnˈset(ə)l/vt. 使动摇；使不安定；使心神不宁

衍生set/set/n. 集合；一套；布景；装置；趋势

词组	含义	例句
settle down	安定下来：变得安静、平静或有秩序。	When are you going to get married and settle down? ^{你打算什么时候成家，安定下来？}
	舒适地坐下：使自己处于舒适的位置。	We settle down on the sofa together, watching a movie. ^{我们一起坐在沙发看电影。}
	安顿下来：开始过安定、稳定的生活，找到稳定的工作、结婚等。	He tried to settle down in a new country. ^{他试着在一个新的国家定居下来。}
	安静下来并开始关注某事：变得安静并开始关注某事。	It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ^{那个班一上课总得过一会儿才能安静下来。}
settle for	将就，勉强接受：指接受或容忍不如意的事物，放弃追求更好的选择。	Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre. ^{弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者。她就是无法勉强接受任何平庸的东西。}
settle in	适应新环境：在新的地方或环境中变得舒适或稳定。	I enjoyed school enormously once I'd settled in. ^{一旦适应了，我就非常喜欢上学了。}
settle on	选定：指在多个选择中做出决定或选择。	I finally settled on a Mercedes. It's the ideal car for me. ^{我最后选中了一辆奔驰。它是我最理想的轿车。}
settle on	停在：指停留在某个位置或状态。	Many birds settle on that high tree. ^{很多鸟儿栖息在那棵高高的树上。}
settle up	偿还欠款：支付所欠的债务或账单等。	I'll have to settle up what I owe for the phone. ^{我得付清所欠的电话费。}