settle

音標['setl]　

中文翻譯：

n. 有背長椅
vt. 決定, 整理, 安放, 使定居, 使平靜, 支付, 安排, 解決, 結算
vi. 停留, 下陷, 沉澱, 澄清, 安下心來, 結清, 定居, 安家
【醫】沉下, 沉降; 使密合(牙托或鞍橋)
【經】整理, 解決, 支付
相關詞組:
settle for
settle sb in
settle in
settle up with
settle to do sth
settle down

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:settled 過去分詞:settled 現在分詞:settling 第三人稱單數:settles 形容詞:settleable

詞意辨析：

decide, determine, resolve, settle

這些動詞都含“決定”之意。
decide: 側重指經過思考、比較、討論或詢問之後做出的決定。
determine: 指經過深思熟慮，決心去做某事並堅持施行。
resolve: 語氣較強，強調以堅定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有遠大抱負和堅強決心。
settle: 指排除猶豫、懷疑和爭論之後作出明確的最終結論。

dwell, reside, live, lodge, inhabit, settle

這些動詞均有“居住、定居”之意。
dwell: 文學上的用詞，口語中通常用live代替。
reside: 書面用詞，指合法的永久性居住，也指在豪華的住宅里居住。
live: 最普通用詞，指固定的居住，可以是長期的，也可以是臨時的。
lodge: 指短時間或臨時住宿。
inhabit: 強調人或動物居住在某個地區並已適應某種特殊環境。
settle: 側重指某人定居於城市、國家或地區，而不指居住的住所。

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英文解釋：

名詞 settle:

a long wooden bench with a back
同義詞：settee

動詞 settle:

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
同義詞：settle down
bring to an end; settle conclusively
同義詞：decide, resolve, adjudicate
settle conclusively; come to terms
同義詞：square off, square up, determine
take up residence and become established
同義詞：locate
come to terms
同義詞：reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
同義詞：sink, go down, go under
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
同義詞：root, take root, steady down, settle down
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
establish or develop as a residence
come to rest
become clear by the sinking of particles
arrange or fix in the desired order
accept despite complete satisfaction
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
dispose of; make a financial settlement
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
同義詞：subside
fix firmly
同義詞：ensconce
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
同義詞：get back
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
同義詞：finalize, finalise, nail down
form a community
come as if by falling
同義詞：fall, descend

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