settle /ˈsetl/► SEE ALLsettle a score/an account (with sb)settle an old scorelet the dust settle ●settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb)●settle an old ˈscorehurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past; get revenge（同某人）算旧账，报宿怨◆I’ve got a score to settle with him after the terrible things he said about my girlfriend. 他说我女朋友的坏话，我要和他算账。◆Before he left the school, he wanted to settle an old score with one of his classmates. 离开学校前他要先和一位同班同学算清旧账。OPPcall it quits●let the ˈdust settle ( wait for the ˈdust to settle) wait for a situation to become clear or certain待尘埃落定；等局势明朗◆Let’s not make any decisions now — we’ll wait for the dust to settle and then decide what to do.我们现在先不要作任何决定，等到尘埃落定，再决定下一步该怎样做。