settles

settles

形容词

名词

词语辨析

settle与resolve都可以表示“解决”，但settle更多指解决争议、问题或纠纷，而resolve更偏向于解决困难或冲突。

词汇扩充

与settle相关的词汇包括：settlement（解决；安居；定居点）、settler（定居者；殖民者）

近义词

calm, steady, stable, comfortable

反义词

unsettle, disturb, agitate

柯林斯词典

settles (settled, settling, settles)

1. VERB 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. 解决

2. VERB If a feeling or condition settles, it becomes calmer or more stable. 平静下来

3. VERB If you settle in a place, you start to feel happy and relaxed in a new home, job, or school. 定居

4. VERB If you settle for something, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want or deserve. 满足于

5. VERB If you settle a bill, a debt, or an account, you pay the amount that you owe. 结账

6. VERB When something such as snow or dust settles somewhere, it comes down through the air and stays there. 沉淀

7. NOUN A settle is a long wooden seat with a high back and arms, which several people can sit on at the same time. 长椅

牛津词典

settles

1. VERB [usually with adverbial] Come to rest; place in a comfortable position. 安顿下来

2. VERB Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem). 解决

3. VERB Adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home. 定居

4. VERB Pay (a debt or account). 结账

5. VERB (of a feeling) gradually end or change into. 平息

6. VERB (of sediment) sink or be deposited. 沉淀

7. NOUN A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat. 座椅

用法

例句

1. The issue was settled amicably. (这个问题已和解。)
2. After a few minutes, the baby settled and fell asleep. (几分钟后，婴儿安静下来并入睡。)
3. They have settled in a small village in the countryside. (他们在乡村的一个小村庄定居了。)
4. She didn't want to settle for second best. (她不想满足于次优选择。)
5. Can I settle the bill, please? (我可以结账吗？)
6. The dust settled on the furniture. (灰尘落在家具上。)
7. They sat on the settle by the fireplace. (他们坐在壁炉旁的长椅上。)

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