settles

英 [ˈsetlz]

美 [ˈsetlz]

v.  结束(争论、争端等); 解决(分歧、纠纷等); (最终)决定，确定，安排好; 定居
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

柯林斯词典

• VERB 解决，结束(争端、纠纷)
  If peoplesettlean argument or problem, or if somethingsettlesit, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
  1. 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. Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences...
     双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
  3. Tomorrow's vote is unlikely to settle the question of who will replace their leader.
     明天的投票不太可能确定将由谁取代他们的领袖。
• VERB 庭外和解
  If peoplesettlea legal dispute or if theysettle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.
  1. 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。
  2. She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...
     如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。
  3. His company settled with the American authorities by paying a $200 million fine.
     他的公司和美国当局达成了和解，同意支付 2 亿美元的罚款。
• VERB 付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
  If yousettlea bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
  1. 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。
  2. They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
     晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
• VERB 决定;确定;安排好
  If somethingis settled, it has all been decided and arranged.
  1. As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
     我们这边已经安排妥当了。
  2. That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
     那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。
• VERB (以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
  Tosettlemoneyonsomeone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.
  1. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
     她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。
• V-ERG 在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
  When peoplesettlea place or in a place, or when a governmentsettlesthem there, they start living there permanently.
  1. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
     在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
  2. He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
     他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。
  3. This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans...
     这是欧洲人最早的定居地之一。
  4. Thirty-thousand-million dollars is needed to settle the refugees.
     安顿这些难民需要耗资300亿美元。
• VERB (使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
  If yousettle yourselfsomewhere orsettlesomewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.
  1. Albert settled himself on the sofa...
     艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
  2. Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
     杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。
• V-ERG (使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
  If somethingsettlesor if yousettleit, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.
  1. A black dust settled on the walls...
     墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。
  2. Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
     一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。
  3. Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.
     在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧，让混合物变得密实。
• VERB (目光)落在…上，注视着
  If your eyessettle onoruponsomething, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.
  1. 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。
• VERB (鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息
  When birds or insectssettle onsomething, they land on it from above.
  1. 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。
• See also:settled
• when the dust settles→ see:dust

双语例句

• "Jam," mutters Mr Alange and he settles in for a choking three-hour wait.
  结果是他等待了令人窒息的三个小时。
• It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France
  等欧洲的局势平定下来后，去法国旅行一趟应该不错。
• When your body settles and adapts as you get older then usually you have no problems any more.
  当你的身体机能随着年龄的增长而变得成熟稳定后，那么就什么问题都没有了。
• The report reaches some new conclusions, settles some controversies, and ends some long debates.
  报告得出一些新的结论，平息了一些争议，并终结了一些长期辨论。
• So that settles the question am I a harsh grader or not.
  所以这就解决了我是否对评级严苛的问题。
• The decision settles a squabble of long standing.
  这项决定解决了长期的争吵。
• Don't talk to him until his excitement settles.
  不要跟他讲话，等他平静了再说吧。
• The DSB settles the disputes between members by means of adopting the report of the Panel or Appellate Body.
  它的核心是争端解决机构（简称DSB）以采纳专家组或上诉机构报告的方式来解决成员方之间的相关争议。
• That settles it. I'm not coming.
  那好，我就不去了。
• He is now married and settles down.
  他现已结婚安顿下来了。