verb

settle

解決, 定居, 安頓, 結算

They agreed to settle the argument.

他們同意解決這場爭論。

My grandparents settled in Canada.

我的祖父母在加拿大定居。

The dust began to settle.

灰塵開始沉降。

Let's settle the bill now.

我們現在結帳吧。

((sth.)) 解決(某事). We need to settle this matter.

((in a place)) 在(某地)定居. They settled in a small town.

((down)) 安靜下來. The children finally settled down.

((for sth.)) 將就(某物). He had to settle for a smaller car.

同義詞: resolve, decide, establish, pay (解決, 決定, 建立, 支付); 反義詞: dispute, disturb (爭論, 打擾)

源自古英語“setlan”,意為“使就座,放置,整理”,來自“setl”(座位)。其概念是變得就座或固定。

想像灰塵“沉降”在表面上,或者人們“安頓”在舒適的椅子上。它關乎達到一種最終、平靜的狀態。

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