settle

更新时间:2026-07-15 10:17:15   栏目: 英语词典

音标

英 [ˈsetl];美 [ˈsetl]

意思

动词

定居;安顿下来:表示在某个地方长期居住下来,不再迁移。例如:He decided to settle in Paris.(他决定在巴黎定居。)

解决;处理:常指找到问题、争端等的解决方案,使其得到平息。例如:They finally settled their argument.(他们最终解决了争论。)

使平静;使安定:可用于描述让某人的情绪、状态等变得平稳、安静。例如:The mother tried to settle the crying baby.(妈妈试图让哭闹的宝宝安静下来。)

确定;决定:确定某事,使其有明确的结果或安排。例如:Let's settle the date for the meeting.(咱们确定一下会议日期吧。 )

沉淀;沉降:指固体颗粒在液体中慢慢下沉到底部。例如:Leave the mixture for a while to let the sediment settle.(把混合物放置一会儿,让沉淀物沉淀下来。)

 

造句

After years of traveling, she settled in a small coastal town.
经过多年的旅行,她在一个海滨小镇定居了下来。

We need to settle this problem before it gets worse.
我们需要在这个问题恶化之前把它解决掉。

The soothing music helped to settle her nerves.
舒缓的音乐帮助她镇定下来。

They couldn't settle on a name for the new baby.
他们还没能给新生宝宝确定一个名字。

The dust will settle in a few hours if you don't stir it.
如果你不搅动,灰尘几小时后就会沉淀下来。

The two companies finally settled their business dispute through negotiation.
两家公司最终通过谈判解决了商业纠纷。

It took a long time for the refugees to settle into their new homes.
难民们花了很长时间才在新家安顿下来。

The teacher tried to settle the noisy class before starting the lesson.
老师在开始上课前试图让吵闹的班级安静下来。

Let's settle the details of the plan at the next meeting.
咱们在下次会议上确定计划的细节吧。

Pour the liquid into a container and let the impurities settle at the bottom.
把液体倒入容器中,让杂质沉淀在底部。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流:在聊天中分享个人生活规划或他人的生活变动时提到定居相关话题。例如:“My cousin is going to settle in Australia next year.(我表弟明年打算去澳大利亚定居。)”

讨论问题:当谈论如何处理矛盾、困难等情况时使用“settle”表达解决问题。比如:“How can we settle this misunderstanding?(我们怎么解决这个误会呢?)”

安抚情绪:在安慰他人或者描述安抚他人情绪的场景中运用。例如:“Give her some time to settle down. She's just a bit upset.(给她点时间平静下来。她只是有点心烦。)”

 

写作运用

记叙文写作:在讲述个人经历、故事时,描述人物的定居过程、解决问题的情节等。例如:“Last summer, we moved to a new city and started to settle into our new life.(去年夏天,我们搬到了一座新城市,开始适应我们的新生活。)”

议论文写作:在论述关于解决社会问题、矛盾冲突等主题时使用。比如:“The government should take effective measures to settle the housing problem.(政府应该采取有效措施解决住房问题。)”

说明文写作:如果写关于某种自然现象、科学实验等文章,涉及到沉淀等原理时可以用到。例如:“In this experiment, we observe how the particles settle in the solution.(在这个实验中,我们观察颗粒是如何在溶液中沉淀的。)”

 

学习积累

搭配记忆:记住一些常用搭配,如“settle down(安定下来;平静下来)”“settle in(适应新环境;安顿下来)”“settle a problem(解决问题)”“settle a debt(还清债务)”等,通过反复诵读搭配短语来加深记忆。

情景记忆:自己设定一些包含“settle”不同意思的情景,比如想象一个家庭搬家后安顿下来的情景,在脑海