1 N-COUNT (争议双方的)正式协议,和解 A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument. (争议双方的)正式协议,和解
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Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement.
我们一定要达成和平协议。
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They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict. [+ of]
他们不是很有信心能和平解决这场长达 11 年的纷争。
SYN agreement, arrangement, resolution, working out
2 N-COUNT (通过赔偿等达成的)庭外和解 A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money. (通过赔偿等达成的)庭外和解
SYN ruling, finding, decision, conclusion
3 N-UNCOUNT (欠款的)偿付,支付,结算,清偿 The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe. (欠款的)偿付,支付,结算,清偿
SYN payment, clearing, discharge, clearance
4 N-COUNT 定居点;聚居地 A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes. 定居点;聚居地
SYN colony, community, outpost, peopling
5 N-UNCOUNT [NOUN of n] 移民;殖民;开拓 The settlement of a group of people is the process in which they settle in a place where people from their country have never lived before. 移民;殖民;开拓
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