settle的词语用法是：v.(动词)settle的基本意思是“安”。可指“安放”“安置”“安家”,即使某人〔事〕处于稳定、有序、长期的位置或某个稳定、清闲的环境中; 也可指“安定”“安抚”“安静”,即长期压在心头的烦恼或起伏不定的事物得到安定; 还可指“安排”“解决”,即终止所有的怀疑、动摇和争论而使事情得到解决。根据上文可灵活译成“妥善安置”。引申可指“安排,使妥帖”“决定,解决”“使平静,使镇定”“调停,排解”“设定,安牢”“使就职”“使坐下”“使守规矩,使就范”“使坚固,使坚实”“使澄清,使沉淀”“支付,清算”“(法律)让渡,和解”“(动物学)受孕,怀胎”。settle形容词:settleable；过去式:settled；过去分词:settled；现在分词:settling；第三人称单数:settles。settle【近义词】calm。
一、详尽释义点此查看settle的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.解决，结束(争端、纠纷)
If peoplesettle an argument or problem, or if somethingsettles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
e.g. They agreed to try tosettle their dispute by negotiation...
他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
e.g. Both sides are looking for ways tosettle their differences...
双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
2.庭外和解
If peoplesettle a legal dispute or if theysettle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.
e.g. In an attempt tosettle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...
为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。
e.g. She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...
如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。
3.付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
If yousettle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
settle什么意思
e.g. I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...
我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
e.g. They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
4.决定;确定;安排好
If somethingis settled, it has all been decided and arranged.
e.g. As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
我们这边已经安排妥当了。
e.g. That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。
5.(以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
Tosettle moneyon someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.
e.g. She offered tosettle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。
6.在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
When peoplesettle a place or in a place, or when a governmentsettles them there, they start living there permanently.
e.g. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
e.g. He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。
7.(使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
If yousettle yourself somewhere orsettle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.
e.g. Albert settled himself on the sofa...
艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
e.g. Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。
8.(使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
If somethingsettles or if yousettle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.
settle
e.g. A black dust settled on the walls...
墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。
e.g. Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。
9.(目光)落在…上，注视着
If your eyessettle on orupon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.
e.g. The man let his eyessettle upon Cross's face.
那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。
10.(鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息
When birds or insectssettle on something, they land on it from above.
e.g. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。
11. see also: settled
12. when the dust settles -> see dust
tosettle a score -> see score
相关词组：settle downsettle forsettle insettle onsettle up
四、例句
If you pay for both of us now, we can settle up later.
你要是现在先付清咱们两人的帐，事后咱们俩再细算。
An official mission was sent to settle the dispute.
一个官方使团被派去解决争端。
The two companies settled out of court.
两家公司在法院外了结了争端。
They moved the local people and settle them in another place.
他们把当地人迁移到别处定居。
He's of an age when he ought to settle down.
他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。
The thunderstorm may settle the weather.
这场雷暴过后天气可能反而好些。
五、常用短语
The contents of the packet may settle down in travelling.
袋里的东西在旅行中会沉到底部。
The ship was settling down by the stern.
船正由尾部下沉。
The dust slowly settled down.
灰尘慢慢落了下来。
The airship settled down in a field.
飞艇降落在地面上。
settle downThese orphans have settled down very happily in their new home.
这些孤儿在新家很愉快地开始了他们的生活。
My wife will be coming over as soon as I've settled down.
我住定之后,我太太马上就来。
I hate all this travel.I want to get married and settle down.
我讨厌经常外出,我想结婚然后安顿下来。
He hoped to settle down in the countryside.
他希望在农村定居。
How long did it take you to settle down in this country?
你过了多长时间才在这个国家安顿下来?
She came down last year and settled down in the village.
去年她从城里来就定居在这个村子里。
He has determined to settle down in the countryside.
他决定在农村安家落户。
After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada.
他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在加拿大定居了下来。
When you have settled down in the new workshop, you will start working.
你们在新车间一安顿下来,你们就开始工作。
settle sb ⇔ downThe organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.
该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。
settle downSettle down, children, stop running about .
孩子们,安静下来,别到处乱跑了。
The teacher told the class to settle down and begin their study.
老师要求学生安静下来学习。
The marriage began in a stormy fashion, but soon settled down.
新婚生活非常热烈,但不久就平静下来了。
When everybody had settled down, the chairman began to speak.
主席等大家静下来后才开始讲话。
She was so upset by the news that she couldn't settle down.
这消息使她心烦意乱,简直平静不下来。
He can't settle down today.There must be something worrying him.
今天他心情平静不下来,一定有什么事使他心烦。
settle sb/oneself ⇔ downPlease go upstairs and settle the children down for me, they're restless again and won't sleep.
请上楼帮我使孩子们安静下来,他们又在闹腾,不肯睡觉。
You had better settle yourself down and start working.
你最好安下心来工作。
settle down to sthWe settled down to a discussion of English grammar.
我们坐下来讨论了英语语法问题。
It's terrible,I can't settle down to anything today.
太糟糕了,我今天做什么都安不下心来。
He has settled down to farming.
他已安心从事农业。
It's time for me to settle down to this work.
时间不早了,我该开始这项工作了。
After working abroad for several years,Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.
在国外工作了几年后,吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。
As soon as he settled down to his new job,Alex got ahead splendidly.
亚历克斯一旦安下心来致力于新的工作,就取得了显著的进展。
settle downThe damaged ship leaned over and slowly settled down on the ocean floor.
被毁坏的轮船开始倾斜,然后慢慢地沉入海底。
settle downWhen all the excitement had settled down, it was clear that there had been no real cause for anxiety.
那场惊慌完全平息后才弄清楚,根本就没有值得忧虑的理由。
Wait till the police hunt has settled down and then make your escape.
等警察的搜捕停息后你再逃跑。
They had to settle for a very modest house with no garage.
他们只得满足于一栋没有车库的一般的住宅。
Although he was jumping so well, he failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.
虽然他跳得非常好,可是没有取得第一名,只好屈居第二了。
Many women refuse to settle for staying at home.
许多女人不愿当家庭妇女。
Things soon settled into shape.
事情很快就有了头绪。
After a long discussion they settled on the site for the power station.
经过长时间讨论以后,他们选定了修建电站的地点。
They settled on setting up a new electric power system.
他们决定建立一个新的电力系统。
Have you settled on the day for departure?
你确定了动身的日期没有?
Have you settled on a time for leaving?
你已决定走的时间了吗?
After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.
他们讨论了很久,然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。
Can't the members of the committee settle on the details later?
委员们以后再决定具体细节不行吗?
I don't know what dress she finally settled upon.
我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣裳。
Have you settled on going camping with us?
你是否已决定和我们一道去野营?
Now that the meeting-place has been settled on, can we talk about the agenda?
既然会议的地址已经定了,我们能不能商谈议事日程?
You bought the tickets and I paid for the meal.Shall we settle up now?
你买票,我付吃饭的费用。我们要不要马上结清?
Immediately after settling up, he left the hotel and hurried to the railway station.
他一结清账,便马上离开旅馆,赶往火车站。
Mr. Wang owed us a balance of about $50, but he telephoned to say that he would come next week and settle up.
王先生欠我们大约50美元,他打电话来说下星期结清。
It's time we settled up.
我们该了结了。
I'll settle up with them soon.
我很快跟他们清账。
settle sth ⇔ upHe settled up the outstanding bills.
他偿付了未清的账目。
六、情景对话
Shopping in the Dime Store-(在低价商店购物)
settle的解释
A：Do you carry black ink?
你们有黑墨水卖吗？
B：The ink should be next to the paper clips and thumb tacks in the stationary section, sir.
墨水应该在文具部的回形针和图钉旁边，先生。
A：I've looked, but I didn't see any black ink.
我看过了，但没找到黑墨水。
settle的反义词
B：Then I'm afraid there's none in stock.
那我想是缺货了。
settle的翻译
A：Well, I'llsettle for blue-black. I'll also take a dozen airmail envelopes.
嗯，那要蓝黑的也可以。我还要一打航空信封。
B：They come in packages of ten or twenty.
信封分成十只一扎或二十只一扎出售。
A：Give me a package of twenty, then. And where do I find shoelaces?
那就给我二十只一扎的。还有我去哪儿可以找到鞋带。
settle的解释
B：On counter three.
在第三号柜台。
A：Thank you. I never can find my way around this store.
谢谢，我在这家商店里总是搞不清商品的部位。
B：I know. It took me three weeks, and I work here.
我知道。我在这儿工作，花了三个星期才熟悉。
七、词义辨析
settle的相关近义词
calm、decide、determine、establish、fix、quieten、resolve
settle的相关反义词
settle的相关临近词
settlement、Settings、settled、settle in、settledly、settle up、settle to、settle on、settle out、settle for、settledown、settleable