settle

/ˈsetl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

解决；结束（争议或问题）；定居；安顿下来；适应新环境

释义与例句

v. 解决；结束（争议或问题）
to reach an agreement or decision that ends an argument, disagreement, or problem
  1. The two companies settled the dispute out of court.
    两家公司在庭外解决了这场纠纷。
  2. We need to settle the question of who will pay.
    我们需要解决由谁付款的问题。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. They agreed to settle their differences through discussion.
    他们同意通过讨论解决分歧。
v. 定居；安顿下来；适应新环境
to begin living in a place and make it your home, or to become calm, comfortable, or familiar with a new situation
  1. Her grandparents settled in Canada after the war.
    她的祖父母战后定居加拿大。
  2. It took us a few weeks to settle into our new home.
    我们花了几周时间才在新家安顿下来。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The baby finally settled and went to sleep.
    婴儿终于安静下来睡着了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 settle 的核心是“使安定”：争议被“解决”，人则“安顿、定居”；settle down 和 settle in 含义不同。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • settlement 解决；和解；定居点
    名词，可指争议的解决或和解协议，也可指人们居住形成的聚落。
  • settler 定居者；移民
    指到一个新地区长期居住的人，常带有开拓新定居点的语境。
  • settled 稳定的；定居的；已解决的
    形容词，可描述稳定不变的生活、天气或已解决的问题。
同义词
  • resolve 解决
    settle 常指通过协议或决定结束争议、债务或安排；resolve 强调找到办法解决冲突、困难或技术问题。
    The manager resolved the conflict between the two departments. 经理解决了两个部门之间的冲突。
反义词
  • unsettle 使不安；扰乱
    settle 可表示使人或情况安定下来；unsettle 表示扰乱或使人焦虑不安。
    The sudden change in plans unsettled the whole team. 计划的突然变化让整个团队感到不安。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • set 放置；设定；安排
    set 的核心是放置或设定；settle 的核心是使稳定、解决争议或安顿居住。settle down 不是“向下放置”。
    She set the alarm for six o'clock. 她把闹钟设在六点。
常见搭配
  • settle a dispute 解决纠纷
    An independent expert was brought in to settle the dispute. 一位独立专家受邀来解决这场纠纷。
  • settle down 安顿下来；平静下来
    After years of travelling, he decided to settle down. 旅行多年后，他决定安定下来。
  • settle in 适应并安顿下来
    She is still settling in at her new school. 她还在适应新学校并安顿下来。