| 释义 |
set.tle.mentH5set76.mEnt, $5set-n了结; 解决Following the settlement of (= the agreement ending) the strike, the train service is now back to normal. [U]在罢工解决之后，铁路交通服务现在已恢复正常。It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the conflict. [C]现在看来通过谈判和平解决这一冲突是不可能的。We hope to be able to reach a settlement with the strikers soon. [C]我们希望能和罢工者迅速达成协议。(esp. Br) The government is urging companies to keep their pay settlements (= agreements about how much workers will be paid) low this year. [C]政府鼓励公司把今年的工资协议标准定得低一些。As part of their divorce settlement, Geoff agreed to let Polly keep the house. [C]杰夫同意让波莉占有住房作为离婚协议的一部分。A settlement can be an arrangement to end a disagreement involving a law having been broken, without taking it to a court of law. It is also an amount of money paid as part of such an arrangement.（不通过法庭的）纠纷的解决，和解(费)They reached an out-of-court settlement. [C]他们在法庭之外和解了。The actor accepted a settlement of ￡100 000 from the newspaper. [C]影星接受了报社的10 000英镑作为和解费。
|