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VERB
解決，結(jié)束(爭(zhēng)端、糾紛)
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.
例句
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation...
他們同意通過(guò)談判來(lái)努力解決糾紛。
Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences...
雙方都在尋求消除分歧的方法。
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VERB
庭外和解
If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.
例句
In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...
為了爭(zhēng)取庭外和解，莫爾肯同意賠款。
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話，得到的肯定會(huì)更多。
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VERB
付清(欠款);結(jié)算(賬單);結(jié)(賬)
If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
例句
I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...
我為我的咖啡和他的兩杯葡萄酒付了賬。
They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚會(huì)結(jié)束的時(shí)候他們和科林結(jié)清了賬。
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VERB
決定;確定;安排好
If something is settled, it has all been decided and arranged.
例句
As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
我們這邊已經(jīng)安排妥當(dāng)了。
That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下來(lái)了，我們今晚交換聯(lián)系地址。
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VERB
(以遺囑等正式方式)贈(zèng)予,授予
To settle money on someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.
例句
She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一筆遺產(chǎn)留給凱瑟琳。
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V-ERG
在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
When people settle a place or in a place, or when a government settles them there, they start living there permanently.
例句
Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
在英國(guó)定居的難民面臨很多問(wèn)題。
He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
他造訪了巴黎，并最終在那兒定居下來(lái)。
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VERB
(使)坐下;(使)處于舒適的位置
If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.
例句
Albert settled himself on the sofa...
艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙發(fā)上。
Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
杰茜卡微微松了口氣，坐到了椅子上。
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V-ERG
(使)緩慢沉落;(使)逐漸下陷
If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.
例句
A black dust settled on the walls...
墻上落了一層黑色的粉塵。
Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
一旦雜質(zhì)沉淀下去，油就可以分級(jí)了。
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VERB
(目光)落在…上，注視著
If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.
例句
The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.
那名男子的目光落在了克羅斯的臉上。
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VERB
(鳥(niǎo)、昆蟲(chóng))降落，棲息
When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above.
例句
Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
幾只蛾子在它前面飛，最終落在了那塊粗糙的噴漆金屬上。