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单词 settle for
释义

settle for

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verb

(intr, preposition) to accept or agree to in spite of dispute or dissatisfaction

Words nearby settle for

setting-up exercise, settle, settle a score, settled, settle down, settle for, settle in, settlement, settlement houses, settlement option, settlement worker
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with settle for

settle for

Accept or be satisfied with as a compromise, as in He really wanted a bigger raise but decided to settle for what they offered. [Mid-1900s]

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