resettle

verb

/ˌriːˈsetl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they resettle	/ˌriːˈsetl/ /ˌriːˈsetl/
he / she / it resettles	/ˌriːˈsetlz/ /ˌriːˈsetlz/
past simple resettled	/ˌriːˈsetld/ /ˌriːˈsetld/
past participle resettled	/ˌriːˈsetld/ /ˌriːˈsetld/
-ing form resettling	/ˌriːˈsetlɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈsetlɪŋ/

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[transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to help people go and live in a new country or area; to go and live in a new country or area帮助…定居他国（或别的地区）；到他国（或别的地区）定居
- (be resettled) + adv./prep. Many of the refugees were resettled in Britain and Canada.许多难民被安置到英国和加拿大。
[transitive, usually passive] to start to use an area again as a place to live使再次成为定居点
- be resettled The region was only resettled 200 years later.这一地区 200 年以后才重新有人居住。
[intransitive, transitive] resettle (yourself) to make yourself comfortable in a new position重感舒适
- The birds flew around and then resettled on the pond.鸟儿飞来飞去，然后落在池塘边上。

BNC: 22000 COCA: 16804

resettle