arrange; fix up; go and live (in)
solve; mediate; intervene
pay
(cause to) stabilize; (cause to) maintain
(the birds, etc.) fly to somewhere
"dust settled on the roofs"
"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
"The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
"We finally settled the argument"
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
"After some discussion we finally made up"
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
"He finally settled down"
"The roar settled to a thunder"
"The wind settled in the West"
"it is settling to rain"
"A cough settled in her chest"
"Her mood settled into lethargy"
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"
"This land was settled by Germans"
"She settled the teacart"
"We settled for a lower price"
"The two parties finally settled"
"the liquid gradually settled"
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
"He ensconced himself in the chair"
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
"let's finalize the proposal"
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
When you're settling the room after breakfast.
出自: A. Trollope
With great care..settled it into the breastpocket of his shirt.
出自: J. Agee
Mrs. Garland settled her bonnet.
出自: A. Uttley
袋里的东西在旅行中会沉到底部。
The ship was settling down by the stern.
船正由尾部下沉。
The dust slowly settled down.
灰尘慢慢落了下来。
The airship settled down in a field.
飞艇降落在地面上。 settle down
These orphans have settled down very happily in their new home.
这些孤儿在新家很愉快地开始了他们的生活。
My wife will be coming over as soon as I've settled down.
我住定之后,我太太马上就来。
I hate all this travel.I want to get married and settle down.
我讨厌经常外出,我想结婚然后安顿下来。
He hoped to settle down in the countryside.
他希望在农村定居。
How long did it take you to settle down in this country?
你过了多长时间才在这个国家安顿下来?
She came down last year and settled down in the village.
去年她从城里来就定居在这个村子里。
He has determined to settle down in the countryside.
他决定在农村安家落户。
After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada.
他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在加拿大定居了下来。
When you have settled down in the new workshop, you will start working.
你们在新车间一安顿下来,你们就开始工作。 settle sb ⇔ down
The organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.
该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。 settle down
Settle down, children, stop running about .
孩子们,安静下来,别到处乱跑了。
The teacher told the class to settle down and begin their study.
老师要求学生安静下来学习。
The marriage began in a stormy fashion, but soon settled down.
新婚生活非常热烈,但不久就平静下来了。
When everybody had settled down, the chairman began to speak.
主席等大家静下来后才开始讲话。
She was so upset by the news that she couldn't settle down.
这消息使她心烦意乱,简直平静不下来。
He can't settle down today.There must be something worrying him.
今天他心情平静不下来,一定有什么事使他心烦。 settle sb/oneself ⇔ down
Please go upstairs and settle the children down for me, they're restless again and won't sleep.
请上楼帮我使孩子们安静下来,他们又在闹腾,不肯睡觉。
You had better settle yourself down and start working.
你最好安下心来工作。 settle down to sth
We settled down to a discussion of English grammar.
我们坐下来讨论了英语语法问题。
It's terrible,I can't settle down to anything today.
太糟糕了,我今天做什么都安不下心来。
He has settled down to farming.
他已安心从事农业。
It's time for me to settle down to this work.
时间不早了,我该开始这项工作了。
After working abroad for several years,Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.
在国外工作了几年后,吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。
As soon as he settled down to his new job,Alex got ahead splendidly.
亚历克斯一旦安下心来致力于新的工作,就取得了显著的进展。 settle down
The damaged ship leaned over and slowly settled down on the ocean floor.
被毁坏的轮船开始倾斜,然后慢慢地沉入海底。 settle down
When all the excitement had settled down, it was clear that there had been no real cause for anxiety.
那场惊慌完全平息后才弄清楚,根本就没有值得忧虑的理由。
Wait till the police hunt has settled down and then make your escape.
等警察的搜捕停息后你再逃跑。
他们只得满足于一栋没有车库的一般的住宅。
Although he was jumping so well, he failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.
虽然他跳得非常好,可是没有取得第一名,只好屈居第二了。
Many women refuse to settle for staying at home.
许多女人不愿当家庭妇女。
事情很快就有了头绪。
经过长时间讨论以后,他们选定了修建电站的地点。
They settled on setting up a new electric power system.
他们决定建立一个新的电力系统。
Have you settled on the day for departure?
你确定了动身的日期没有?
Have you settled on a time for leaving?
你已决定走的时间了吗?
After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.
他们讨论了很久,然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。
Can't the members of the committee settle on the details later?
委员们以后再决定具体细节不行吗?
I don't know what dress she finally settled upon.
我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣裳。
Have you settled on going camping with us?
你是否已决定和我们一道去野营?
Now that the meeting-place has been settled on, can we talk about the agenda?
既然会议的地址已经定了,我们能不能商谈议事日程?
你买票,我付吃饭的费用。我们要不要马上结清?
Immediately after settling up, he left the hotel and hurried to the railway station.
他一结清账,便马上离开旅馆,赶往火车站。
Mr. Wang owed us a balance of about $50, but he telephoned to say that he would come next week and settle up.
王先生欠我们大约50美元,他打电话来说下星期结清。
It's time we settled up.
我们该了结了。
I'll settle up with them soon.
我很快跟他们清账。 settle sth ⇔ up
He settled up the outstanding bills.
他偿付了未清的账目。
误 Both sides settled the problem at last.
正 Both sides solved the problem at last.
析 表示“解决问题”,通常要说solve a problem,其中 solve 不能改用settle。 settle的宾语通常可以是 dispute(争执), affair(事务), matter(事情), argument(争论), quarrel(争吵)等。
误 She settled down reading her book.
正 She settled down to read her book.
析 表示“安稳地坐下来做某事”可用settle down to- v 的结构。 settle down后面跟动词不定式,不跟动词的现在分词形式。
误 We settled down for a quiet discussion of English slang.
正 We settled down to a quiet discussion of English slang.
析 表示“安下心来做某事”时settle down后可接动词不定式,还可接由介词to引起的短语。to不可换为for。