| 单词 | settle |
| 释义 | settle (once / 33 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5v 6n To settle means to come to order or rest, much as snow settles on the ground or dust settles on the dining room table. Settle has a number of meanings. After moving several times, you'll wish your parents would settle in one place for the rest of your school years. Have you ever heard your house creaking or groaning? That's the house settling. When adults tell children to calm down, they'll often say, "Settle down kids!" And as a legal term, you settle a lawsuit when the accuser and the accused come to an agreement without going to court. WORD FAMILYsettle: resettle, settled, settlement, settler, settles, settling, unsettle+/resettle: resettled, resettlement, resettles, resettling/resettlement: resettlements/settled: settledly/settlement: settlements/settler: settlers/settling: settlings/unsettle: unsettled, unsettles, unsettling/unsettled: unsettledly USAGE EXAMPLESVirgin Islands, and settled in the Washington area in 1960. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In prime time, Barbara Walters started her introduction this way: “If all she did was get Warren Beatty to settle down, that would be enough.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Expect hundreds more, however, once the Legislature settles in the in the first few weeks, and before filing deadlines. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet 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 Hyper become, get, go enter or assume a certain state or condition 2v bring to an end; settle conclusively Syn|Hypo|Hyper adjudicate, decide, resolve judge determine the result of (a competition) adjustdecide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim referee, umpirebe a referee or umpire in a sports competition end, terminate bring to an end or halt 3v end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement The two parties finally settled Hyper agree, concord, concur, hold be in accord; be in agreement 4v dispose of; make a financial settlement Hypo|Hyper prorate make a proportional settlement or distribution paydischarge or settle squarepay someone and settle a debt compensate, make up, pay, pay offdo or give something to somebody in return liquidatesettle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off clean updispose of ante up, pay, pay upcancel or discharge a debt arrange, fix up make arrangements for 5v get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury I finally settled with my old enemy Syn|Hyper get back contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 6v settle conclusively; come to terms We finally settled the argument Syn|Hypo|Hyper determine, square off, square up clear, solve settle, as of a debt concertsettle by agreement clinchsettle conclusively compromisesettle by concession conclude, resolve reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation 7v come to terms Syn|Hypo|Hyper conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile appease, propitiate make peace with make peaceend hostilities agree, concord, concur, hold be in accord; be in agreement 8v accept despite lack of complete satisfaction 2We settled for a lower price Hyper accept, consent, go for give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to 1v come to rest Hyper halt, stop come to a halt, stop moving 2v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground dust settled on the roofs Syn|Hypo|Hyper settle down sediment settle as sediment lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 3v fix firmly Syn|Hyper ensconce lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 4v come as if by falling 3Syn|Hyper descend, fall fall go as if by falling come come to pass; arrive, as in due course 1v take up residence and become established The immigrants settled in the Midwest Syn|Hypo locate colonise, colonize settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) resettlesettle in a new place 2v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style He finally settled down Syn|Hypo|Hyper root, settle down, steady down, take root roost settle down or stay, as if on a roost stabilise, stabilize become stable or more stable 3v establish or develop as a residence He settled the farm 200 years ago This land was settled by Germans Hyper build up, develop change the use of and make available or usable 4v form a community 4The Swedes settled in Minnesota Hypo homestead settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead 1v become clear by the sinking of particles the liquid gradually settled Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 2v sink down or precipitate Syn|Hyper subside go down, go under, sink go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" 3v cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) Hyper sink cause to sink 4v go under (water) 5Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper go down, go under, sink sink cause to sink float, swim be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom floatmove lightly, as if suspended floatset afloat subside sink down or precipitate foundersink below the surface submerge, submersesink below the surface; go under or as if under water diveplunge into water come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 1v arrange or fix in the desired order She settled the teacart Hyper arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order 2v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form 6Syn|Hyper finalise, finalize, nail down end, terminate bring to an end or halt n a long wooden bench with a back Syn|Hyper settee bench a long seat for more than one person |
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