settle
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they settle | |
| he / she / it settles | |
| past simple settled | |
| past participle settled | |
| -ing form settling |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to put an end to an argument or a disagreement 结束（争论、争端等）；解决（分歧、纠纷等） - settle something
to settle a dispute/a matter/an issue 解决争端/问题/争论 to settle a case/lawsuit/claim 解决案件/诉讼/索赔 to settle an argument/a disagreement 解决争论/分歧 It's time you settled your differences with your father. 现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。 I want this thing settled. 我希望解决此事。 There is pressure on the unions to settle. 工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。 The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court). 那家公司同意庭外和解。 Many cases are settled through negotiation. 很多案子都是协商解决的。 - settle with somebody (for something)
The corporation later settled with the singer for $1.5 million. 该公司后来以150万美元与该歌手达成和解。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading. 和平解决争端的希望逐渐破灭。 Talks will be held in an attempt to settle the dispute. 将举行会谈以解决纠纷。 This argument must be settled once and for all. 这场争论必须一劳永逸地解决。 The matter has not yet been finally settled. 事情还没有最终解决。 I'm delighted that all this has been settled amicably. 我很高兴这一切都友好地解决了。 This is a matter that can only be settled by a family court. 这是一件只能由家事法庭解决的事情。 After six months the company finally settled with the unions. 6 个月后，公司最终与工会达成和解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amicably
- peacefully
- eventually
- …
- attempt to
- try to
- agree to
- …
- for
- on
- with
- …
- an attempt to settle something
- settle something
- [transitive, often passive]
to decide or arrange something finally （最终）决定，确定，安排好 - settle something
It's all settled—we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane. 一切都定下来了，我们乘九点的航班走。 Good, that's settled, then. 好，那就这么定了。 Bob will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming. 鲍勃会去吗？那好，我就不去了。 He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. 他得把他在巴黎的事情处理好才能回家。 - it is settled that…
It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane. 已经定好我们乘坐九点的航班离开。 All the loose ends should be settled within 48 hours. 所有的未了之事都应该在48小时内解决。
- settle something
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to make a place your permanent home 定居 She settled in Vienna after her father's death. 父亲死后，她就在维也纳定居了。 She is an American who settled here a couple of years ago. 她是几年前在这里定居的美国人。 The couple afterwards settled near Bournemouth. 这对夫妇后来在伯恩茅斯附近定居。 He has now settled permanently in London. 他现已在伦敦永久定居。 He married and settled in a seaside cottage. 他结婚了，并在一座海滨别墅里定居下来。 His parents eventually settled in Paris. 他的父母最终定居巴黎。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- permanently
- eventually
- finally
- …
- decide to
- intend to
- be densely settled
- be sparsely settled
- be ready to settle down
- …
- [transitive, usually passive, intransitive]
(of a group of people 一批人 to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists 殖民；作为移民在殖民地定居 - settle something
This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. 荷兰人于 19 世纪来到这一地区定居。 a fertile area that was densely settled in early times 早期人口稠密的肥沃地区 - settle + adv./prep.
They settled on undeveloped land along the Mississippi. 他们定居在密西西比河沿岸未开发的土地上。 It was the worst drought since the British settled in Australia in 1788. 这是自1788年英国人定居澳大利亚以来最严重的干旱。 Very few Maori were living in the area when the first Europeans settled there. 当第一批欧洲人在该地区定居时，很少有毛利人住在那里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- permanently
- eventually
- finally
- …
- decide to
- intend to
- be densely settled
- be sparsely settled
- be ready to settle down
- …
- settle something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make yourself or somebody else comfortable in a new position 使处于舒适的位置 - settle (back) (+ adv./prep.)
Ellie settled back in her seat. 埃利舒适地靠着椅背坐下。 They prepared to settle in for the night (= make themselves comfortable for an evening at home). 他们准备安顿下来过夜。 - settle somebody/yourself (+ adv./prep.)
He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair. 他在自己惯常坐的椅子上舒舒服服地坐下来。 I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her. 我把她放在沙发上安顿好，给她盖了一条毯子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- happily
- peacefully
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- allow somebody to
- …
- settle down to do something
- settle (back) (+ adv./prep.)
- [transitive] settle something + adv./prep.
to put something carefully in a position so that it does not move 把…放好；安放 - [intransitive, transitive]
to become or make somebody/something become calm or relaxed （使）平静下来，安静下来，定下心来 The baby wouldn't settle. 婴儿安静不下来。 - settle somebody/something
I took a pill to help settle my nerves. 我吃了一片药，好镇定一下神经。 This should settle your stomach. 这样你的胃应该就不难受了。
Extra ExamplesHe was anxious and couldn't settle. 他焦急万分，不能平静。 Unable to settle, she trailed around the house all day. 她无法平静下来，一整天都在房子里无精打采地转悠。 She kept fussing around, refusing to let him settle. 她不停地在边上瞎捣腾，就是不让他清静。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comfortably
- happily
- peacefully
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- allow somebody to
- …
- settle down to do something
- [intransitive] settle (on/over something)
to fall from above and come to rest on something; to stay for some time on something 降落；停留 - [intransitive, transitive] settle (something)
to sink slowly down; to make something do this （使）沉降，下陷，变得密实 - [transitive, intransitive]
to pay the money that you owe 付清（欠款）；结算；结账 - settle something
Please settle your bill before leaving the hotel. 请您先结账再离开旅馆。 The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim. 保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。 They used the last of the money to settle their debts. 他们用最后一笔钱来还债。 - settle (up) (with somebody)
Let me settle with you for the meal. 我来把饭费付给你。 I'll pay now—we can settle up later. 现在我来付账，咱们以后再算。
- settle something
end argument结束纷争
decide/arrange决定；安排
choose permanent home选择永久住地
into comfortable position/state进入舒适的位置／状态
come to rest停留
sink down沉降
pay money付钱
Word Originverb Old English setlan ‘to seat, place’, from the noun settle.
Idioms
let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settle
to wait for a situation to become clear or certain 待尘埃落定；待形势明朗 He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions. 他等到选举结束后尘埃落定，才做出任何新的决定。
settle a score/accounts (with somebody) | settle an old score