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🔑 set·tleBrE /ˈsetl/NAmE /ˈsetl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they settle BrE /ˈsetl/ NAmE /ˈsetl/present simple - he / she / it settles BrE /ˈsetlz/ NAmE /ˈsetlz/past simple settled BrE /ˈsetld/ NAmE /ˈsetld/past participle settled BrE /ˈsetld/ NAmE /ˈsetld/ -ing form settling BrE /ˈsetlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsetlɪŋ/➤end argument 结束纷争🔑 [T, I] ~ (sth) to put an end to an argument or a disagreement 结束（争论、争端等）；解决（分歧、纠纷等）◆to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter 解决争端/争论/事情◆It's time you settled your differences with your father. 现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。◆There is pressure on the unions to settle. 工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。◆The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court). 那家公司同意庭外和解。➤decide/arrange 决定；安排🔑 [T, often passive] to decide or arrange sth finally （最终）决定，确定，安排好◆~ sthIt's all settled —we're leaving on the nine o'clock plane. 一切都定下来了，我们乘九点的航班走。◆Bob will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming. 鲍勃会去吗？那好，我就不去了。◆He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. 他得把他在巴黎的事情处理好才能回家。◆it is settled that…It's been settled that we leave on the nine o'clock plane. 已经定好我们乘坐九点的航班离开。➤choose permanent home 选择永久住地🔑 [I] + adv./prep. to make a place your permanent home 定居◆She settled in Vienna after her father's death. 父亲死后，她就在维也纳定居了。🔑 [T, usually passive, I] ~ sth | + adv./prep. (of a group of people 一批人) to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists 殖民；作为移民在殖民地定居◆This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. 荷兰人于 19 世纪来到这一地区定居。 colonize, discover, explore, pioneer, reconnaissance, scout, settle, terrain, territory, voyage ➤into comfortable position/state 进入舒适的位置/状态 [I, T] to make yourself or sb else comfortable in a new position 使处于舒适的位置◆~ (back) (+ adv./prep.) Ellie settled back in her seat. 埃利舒适地靠着椅背坐下。◆~ sb/yourself (+ adv./prep.) He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair. 他在自己惯常坐的椅子上舒舒服服地坐下来。◆I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her. 我把她放在沙发上安顿好，给她盖了一条毯子。 [T] ~ sth + adv./prep. to put sth carefully in a position so that it does not move 把…放好；安放◆She settled the blanket around her knees. 她用毯子裹住膝盖。 [I, T] to become or make sb/sth become calm or relaxed （使）平静下来，安静下来，定下心来◆The baby wouldn't settle. 婴儿安静不下来。◆~ sb/sthI took a pill to help settle my nerves. 我吃了一片药，好镇定一下神经。◆This should settle your stomach. 这样你的胃应该就不难受了。➤come to rest 停留 [I] ~ (on/over sth) to fall from above and come to rest on sth; to stay for some time on sth 降落；停留◆Dust had settled on everything. 到处落满灰尘。◆Two birds settled on the fence. 两只鸟落在篱笆上。◆I don't think the snow will settle (= remain on the ground without melting). 我看这雪存不住。◆His gaze settled on her face. 他的目光落在她脸上。➤sink down 沉降 [I, T] ~ (sth) to sink slowly down; to make sth do this （使）沉降，下陷，变得密实◆The contents of the package may have settled in transit. 包裹里的东西可能在运输途中摇密实了。➤pay money 付钱 [T, I] to pay the money that you owe 付清（欠款）；结算；结账◆~ sthPlease settle your bill before leaving the hotel. 请您先结账再离开旅馆。◆The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim. 保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。◆~ (up) (with sb) Let me settle with you for the meal. 我来把饭费付给你。◆I'll pay now—we can settle up later. 现在我来付账，咱们以后再算。 ●settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb)●settle an old ˈscoreto hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past （和某人）算账，清算旧账；报复（某人）◆'Who would do such a thing?' 'Maybe someone with an old score to settle.' “谁做得出这样的事呢？” “也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”●let the dust settle●wait for the dust to settleto wait for a situation to become clear or certain 待尘埃落定；待形势明朗 ●ˌsettle ˈdown🔑 to get into a comfortable position, either sitting or lying 舒适地坐下（或躺下）◆I settled down with a book. 我舒舒服服地坐下看书。🔑 to start to have a quieter way of life, living in one place （在某地）定居下来，过安定的生活◆When are you going to get married and settle down? 你打算什么时候成家，安定下来？The ages of life 年龄段Childhood/youth 童年/青年时期- be born and raised/bred in Oxford; be born into a wealthy/middle-class family 在牛津出生并长大；在富裕/中产家庭出生
- have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood 有幸福/不幸/艰苦的童年
- grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm 成长于音乐之家/孤儿院/农场
- be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters) 是独生子
- reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty 进入/经历青春期
- be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties 十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁
- undergo/experience physical/psychological changes 经历生理/心理变化
- give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure 屈服于/顶住同辈的压力
- assert your independence/individuality 维护独立/个性
Adulthood 成年- leave school/university/home 中学/大学毕业；离家
- go out to work (at sixteen) （16 岁）投身工作
- get/find a job/partner 找到工作/伴侣
- be/get engaged/married 订婚；结婚
- have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job 有妻子/丈夫/按揭贷款/稳定的工作
- settle down and have kids/children/a family 安定下来并生儿育女
- begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry) 开始（政治/科学/音乐）职业生涯
- prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career 最终成为/代表/标志/达到某人人生/某人职业生涯的转折点
- reach/be well into/settle into middle age 进入/安度中年
- have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis 经历中年危机
- take/consider early retirement 提前退休；考虑提前退休
- approach/announce/enjoy your retirement 临近/宣布/享受退休
Old age 老年- have/see/spend time with your grandchildren 有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光
- take up/pursue/develop a hobby 开始/追求/培养一种爱好
- get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension 得到/提取/领取退休金；靠退休金生活
- approach/save for/die from old age 临近晚年；存钱养老；老死
- live to a ripe old age 高寿
- reach the grand old age of 102/23 (
often ironic) 活到 102/23 岁高龄（常作反语） - be/become/be getting/be going senile (
often ironic) 变得衰老（常作反语） - die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness 在睡梦中/患病不久（平静地）离开人世
●ˌsettle ˈdown 🔑●ˌsettle sb↔ˈdown 🔑to become or make sb become calm, less excited, etc. （使某人）安静下来，平静下来◆It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. 那个班一上课总得过一会儿才能安静下来。●settle (down) to sthto begin to give your attention to sth 开始认真对待；定下心来做◆They finally settled down to a discussion of the main issues. 他们终于开始讨论一些主要问题了。◆He found it hard to settle to his work. 他觉得定不下心来工作。●ˈsettle for sthto accept sth that is not exactly what you want but is the best that is available 勉强接受；将就◆In the end they had to settle for a draw. 最后，他们只好接受平局的结果。◆I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best. 我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。●ˌsettle ˈin●ˌsettle ˈinto sthto move into a new home, job, etc. and start to feel comfortable there 安顿下来；习惯于（新居）；适应（新工作）◆How are the kids settling into their new school? 孩子们在新学校习惯了吗？●ˈsettle on sthto choose or make a decision about sth after thinking about it 选定；决定◆Have you settled on a name for the baby yet? 你给孩子起好名字没有？●ˈsettle sth on sb(law 法律) to formally arrange to give money or property to sb, especially in a will 转让（钱财）；（尤指在遗嘱中）赠与 🔑 set·tleBrE /ˈsetl/NAmE /ˈsetl/ nounan old-fashioned piece of furniture with a long wooden seat and a high back and arms, often also with a box for storing things under the seat 高背长椅（老式木家具，有扶手，座下多带柜） |