| 词组 | settle |
| 释义 | settle [settled, settled, settling] settle back settle back to lean back in bed or in a chair, and relax and enjoy yourself: ▪ She reached for her wineglass and settled back against the pillows, lighting a cigarette. ▪ Milton settled back in his armchair and put his feet up on a foot-stool. ▪ Jackie switched on the TV and settled back to enjoy the film. settle down 1. settle down • settle sb down to stop talking or behaving in a worried or excited way, and to become calm and quiet, or to make someone do this: ▪ Shh! Settle down please! Now turn to page 57 in your books. ▪ When Kyle was a baby we used to take him for long rides in the car to settle him down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑calm down 2. settle down to start living in a place with the intention of staying there, often with a husband or wife, and especially after you have travelled a lot or had other lovers: ▪ It's about time he settled down and got married. ▪ I don't feel ready to settle down and commit myself to a relationship yet. 3. settle down to start to feel happy and confident in a new situation, job, or school: ▪ It took him a while to get used to his new school, but I think he's settled down now. ▪ Has Vanessa settled down in her new job? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑settle in 4. settle down to start giving all of your attention to a job or activity settle down to sth ▪ I sorted out my mail and then settled down to some serious work. settle down to do sth ▪ John settled down to write her a letter explaining his behaviour. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get down to 5. settle down if a situation settles down, it becomes calmer and you are less busy and less worried: ▪ Things were really hectic during the sales, but it's settled down now. ▪ "I have missed seeing you," he wrote. "When things settle down, I'll call you." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑calm down, ↑quieten down settle for settle for sth to accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want: ▪ They want $2500 for it, but they might settle for $2000. ▪ They haven't got any champagne, darling - we'll have to settle for white wine. ▪ I'd like to get good grades, but I'll settle for a pass. not settle for (anything) less (=refuse to accept something than is not the best or is less than you want) ▪ Olivia wanted an apartment in the most fashionable part of Paris. She wouldn't settle for anything less. ■ SIMILAR TO: to accept settle in/into settle in • settle into sth to begin to feel happy and relaxed in a new situation, home, job, or school: ▪ How do you like your new home? Are you settling in OK? ▪ The new administrator, Chris Keech, is settling into the job after spending a week working alongside his predecessor. be settled in ▪ We'll wait till you're properly settled in before we come and visit you. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑settle down settle into settle into sth to get used to a particular way of living or doing things because you know it will continue for a long time: ▪ We soon settled into a daily routine of cleaning weapons, listening to the radio, and trying to catch up on sleep. settle on settle sth on sb BrE formal to make a formal arrangement to give money, land, or property to someone: ▪ She settled a small yearly sum on each of her children. settle on/upon ! Settle upon is more formal than settle on, and is used mostly in writing. settle on/upon sth not progressive if two or more people settle on something they agree to choose it, especially after discussing all the possibilities and thinking about it for a long time: ▪ They haven't settled on a name for the baby yet. ▪ They considered several sites for the new racquetball club, and eventually settled on one near Harford Mall. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑decide on settle up settle up to pay what you owe on an account or bill: ▪ We settled up and checked out of the hotel. +with ▪ I'll settle up with the bartender and then we can leave. settle upon ► see ↑settle on |
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