settles

美 [ˈsetlz]英 [ˈsetlz]
  • v.解决(分歧、纠纷等);定居;(最终)决定,确定,安排好;结束(争论、争端等)
  • n.高背长椅(老式木家具,有扶手,座下多带柜)
  • settle的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 1
    VERB 解决,结束(争端、纠纷)
    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.

    They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation...

    他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。

  • 2
    VERB 庭外和解
    If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.

    In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...

    为了争取庭外和解,莫尔肯同意赔款。

  • 3
    VERB 付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
    If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

    I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...

    我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。

  • 4
    VERB 决定;确定;安排好
    If something is settled, it has all been decided and arranged.

    As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...

    我们这边已经安排妥当了。

  • 5
    VERB (以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
    To settle money on someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.

    She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.

    她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。

  • 6
    V-ERG 在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
    When people settle a place or in a place, or when a government settles them there, they start living there permanently.

    Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...

    在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。

  • 7
    VERB (使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
    If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.

    Albert settled himself on the sofa...

    艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。

  • 8
    V-ERG (使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
    If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.

    A black dust settled on the walls...

    墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。

  • 9
    VERB (目光)落在…上,注视着
    If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.

    The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.

    那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。

  • 10
    VERB (鸟、昆虫)降落,栖息
    When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above.

    Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.

    几只蛾子在它前面飞,最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。

  • 11
    See also:settled

  • 12
    when the dust settles→ see:dust

  1. This article settles many problems that exist in long-term traffic infrastructure planning .

    本文主要解决长远期交通基础设施规划中存在的问题。

  2. Kind of settles your problems , doesn 't it ?

    也算解决了你的问题,不是吗?

  3. The management have made no move to settle the strike .

    资方没有采取任何措施来解决罢工问题。

  4. I 'll pay now ─ we can settle up later .

    现在我来付账——咱们以后再算。

  5. We need to settle this once and for all .

    我们需要把这事一次解决。

  6. In the end they had to settle for a draw .

    最后,他们只好接受平局的结果。

  7. Why don 't you settle your differences and be friends again ?

    你们为什么不消除隔阂,言归于好呢?

  8. He had to settle his affairs in Paris before he could return home .

    他得把他在巴黎的事情料理好才能回家。

  9. I don 't think the snow will settle .

    我看这雪积不住。

  10. The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim .

    保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。

  11. I took a pill to help settle my nerves .

    我吃了一片药,好放松一下神经。

  12. A conciliation service helps to settle disputes between employers and workers .

    调解机构帮助解决劳资纠纷。

  13. There is pressure on the unions to settle .

    工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。

  14. 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。

  15. They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow .

    他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。

  16. They decided to drop the charges against the newspaper and settle out of court .

    他们已决定撤销对那家报纸的指控,在庭外和解。

  17. I couldn 't afford the house I really wanted , so I had to settle for second best .

    我真心想要的房子我买不起,所以只得退而求其次了。

  18. She had decided to settle permanently in France .

    她已经决定永久定居法国。

  19. Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully .

    双方承诺和平解决争端。

  20. We have some unfinished business to settle .

    我们还有些没做完的事要处理。

  21. The baby wouldn 't settle .

    婴儿安静不下来。

  22. The snow didn 't settle .

    雪没积起来。

  23. This should settle your stomach .

    这样你的胃应该就不难受了。

  24. It 's time to settle this mano-a-mano .

    现在是当面解决这个问题的时候了。

  25. He was tired of the merry-go-round of romance and longed to settle down .

    他厌倦了没完没了的风流韵事,渴望安定下来。

  26. One day I 'll want to settle down and have a family

    总有一天,我会想安定下来,成个家。

  27. The man let his eyes settle upon Cross 's face .

    那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。

  28. He refused to settle for anything that was second best .

    他拒绝退而求其次。

  29. England will have to settle for third or fourth place .

    英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

  30. Let 's go up to the office and settle the business end of things .

    咱们上楼到办公室去把公事搞定。