Word · Frequency #32905
settling
/ˈsetliŋ/
noun
定居；殖民；沉淀；调整
核心释义
The act of settling: establishing oneself, colonizing, subsiding, or adjusting.
- 1.
定居、殖民、沉降、调整等的行为或过程。
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
- 2.
账目的结算或清结；赌博赢款的支付。
The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
结算；清算；（赌博）兑付赌金；定居、殖民、沉降、调整等的行为或过程。；账目的结算或清结；赌博赢款的支付。；沉淀物；[法] 固定；移住
用法In use
The settling of sediment at the bottom of the lake is a natural process.
用法提示：此句中'settling'为名词，表示'逐渐下沉'的过程。
Engineers monitor the settling of the building's foundation over time.
用法提示：此句中'settling'为名词，指建筑物地基的缓慢下沉。
After the earthquake, the settling of the ground continued for weeks.
用法提示：此句中'settling'为名词，表示地面的逐渐下沉。
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