Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1295
settle
解决；决定；确定
核心释义
to resolve or decide something
- 1.
结束或解决(某事):
To conclude or resolve (something):
- 2.
使置于或安排成(尤指平静的)理想状态,或对(某事)作出最终处置。
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- 3.
变得平静、安静或有序；停止动荡。
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- 4.
确立或稳固地处于某一位置:
To establish or become established in a steady position:
- 5.
定居；安家；建立殖民地
To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- 6.
使(人们)迁移到(某地)定居；殖民
To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- 7.
沉淀；使沉淀；沉降
To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
- 8.
(动物)受孕；使受孕
Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
平静下来；镇定下来；处理好；了结；安顿；定居；安家；落户；安放；使安顿；使稳定；下沉；沉淀；沉降
用法In use
They finally managed to settle the disagreement after hours of negotiation.
用法提示：settle 此处意为解决（争端），及物动词，后接宾语 disagreement。
We need to settle the details of the contract before signing.
用法提示：settle 此处意为敲定、最终确定，及物动词，后接宾语 details。
After traveling for years, she decided to settle in a small town.
用法提示：settle 此处意为定居，不及物动词，常接介词 in 表示定居地点。
settle sth
及物动词，后接名词或代词，表示解决某事。
They settled the dispute peacefully.
他们和平解决了争端。
settle down
不及物短语动词，表示定居或安定下来。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- settle down
- 安顿下来；安定下来
- After traveling for years, he finally decided to settle down in a small town.旅行多年后，他终于决定在一个小镇安顿下来。
- settle a dispute
- 解决争端
- The mediator helped the two parties settle the dispute amicably.调解员帮助双方友好地解决了争端。
- settle the bill
- 结账
- We should settle the bill before leaving the restaurant.我们离开餐厅前应该结账。
- settle in
- 安顿好；适应新环境
- It took him a few weeks to settle in his new apartment.他花了几周时间才在新公寓安顿下来。
- settle an argument
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
set（放置）+tle（音似“头”）→ 把头放下来，即“安顿”“定居”
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，如解决争端、问题等，也可用于日常对话。注册为中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
常见搭配：settle down（安定下来）、settle in（安顿）、settle on/upon（选定）、settle for（勉强接受）、settle into（逐渐适应）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'kettle' rhymes with 'settle' (both have /ɛtəl/). The others share the '-ttle' spelling but differ in stressed vowels: /æ/ (battle, cattle), /ɪ/ (little), /ɒ/ (bottle), /ʌ/ (subtle).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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