settle

动词：

1.安排；安放；安家，定居

2.(使)安定

及物动词：

1.解决；决定；调停

2.支付，结算

不及物动词：

1.(鸟等)栖息

英英释义

go under,

arrange or fix in the desired order

sink down or precipitate

come to terms

bring to an end; settle conclusively

end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

come as if by falling

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

dispose of; make a financial settlement

cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

become clear by the sinking of particles

come to rest

fix firmly

accept despite complete satisfaction

get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

settle conclusively; come to terms

establish or develop as a residence

become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

take up residence and become established

form a community

a long wooden bench with a back

组词搭配

settle in 搬进新居,安顿下来;习惯于,适应…

settle for 接受,勉强同意用…代替,满足于

settle to vt.下沉,沉淀到...处

settle on 在…安家;选定,决定,同意

settle with 与…算帐;对…秋后算帐;报复,报仇

to settle on bottom 坐沉海底

settle into (使)习惯于...

settle differences 消除分歧,调停

settle up v. 付清,了结

settle disputes 解决争端,处理分歧,调停

settle v.[I,T] 1.安排；安放；安家，定居 2.(使)安定 v.[T] 1.解决；决定；调停 2.支付，结算 v.[I] 1.(鸟等)栖息

词语用法

这些动词都含“决定”之意。

decide 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。

determine 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。

resolve 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。

settle 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。

这些动词均有“居住、定居”之意。

dwell 文学上的用词，口语中通常用live 代替。

reside 书面用词，指合法的永久性居住，也指在豪华的住宅里居住。

live 最普通用词，指固定的居住，可以是长期的，也可以是临时的。

lodge 指短时间或临时住宿。

inhabit 强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境。

settle 侧重指某人定居于城市、国家或地区，而不指居住的住所。