| 释义 |
settle on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.settle on - become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"fixatefreeze, stop dead - stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" |
Translationssettle (ˈsetl) verb1. to place in a position of rest or comfort. I settled myself in the armchair. 安坐 安坐2. to come to rest. Dust had settled on the books. 落在 降落3. to soothe. I gave him a pill to settle his nerves. 使平靜 使镇静4. to go and live. Many Scots settled in New Zealand. 移民定居 侨居，定居 5. to reach a decision or agreement. Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled. 達成協議 决定，达成协议 6. to pay (a bill). 付帳 付帐ˈsettlement noun1. an agreement. The two sides have at last reached a settlement. 協議 解决，协议 2. a small community. a farming settlement. 小社區 小住宅区ˈsettler noun a person who settles in a country that is being newly populated. They were among the early settlers on the east coast of America. 移民 移民，侨民 settle down1. to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful. He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last. (使)平靜下來 平静下来2. to make oneself comfortable. She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep. 舒適地坐下或躺下 舒适地坐下（或躺下） 3. to begin to concentrate on something, eg work. He settled down to (do) his schoolwork. 開始專心於某事 专心于settle in to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings. 適應新環境 适应新的环境settle on to agree about or decide. 同意，決定 同意，决定 settle up to pay (a bill). He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up. 付帳 付帐settle on
settle on (something)To come to a decision about something; to determine or agree on something, especially after a prolonged debate or decision-making process. Have you kids settled on an idea for your school project yet? It took some time, but Sarah and I finally settled on an appropriate price for the house.See also: on, settlesettle on somethingto decide on something. We've discussed the merits of all of them, and we've settled on this one. I can't settle on one or the other, so I'll buy both.See also: on, settlesettle onAlso, settle upon. 1. Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation. [Second half of 1700s] 2. Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband. [Mid-1600s] See also: on, settlesettle on or settle uponv. To reach some decision; determine something: They discussed several choices for vacation and finally settled on a trip to Florida.See also: on, settleMedicalSeeSETTLELegalSeeSettleFinancialSeesettlesettle on
Related to settle on: reflect on, at first, turn back, stick with, in line with, make it to, take it for grantedSynonyms for settle onverb become fixed (on)SynonymsRelated Words |