settlement
UK ['set.l.mənt] US ['setˌ-] noun
AGREE 同意
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■an official agreement that finishes an argument （结束争端的）协定•It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to negotiate/reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict.现在看来和平解决这一冲突是不可能的。 •As part of their divorce settlement, Geoff agreed to let Polly keep the house.作为离婚协议的一部分，杰夫同意房子归波莉所有。 ADVANCED countable
■an arrangement to end a disagreement involving a law having been broken, without taking it to a court of law, or an amount of money paid as part of such an arrangement 庭外和解（费）•They reached an out-of-court settlement.他们达成了庭外和解。 •The actor accepted a settlement of £100 000 from the newspaper.这名演员接受了报社十万英镑的庭外和解费。
UK ['set.l.mənt] US ['setˌ-] noun
HOME 家居
countable or uncountable
■a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place 定居；定居地•A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.在城外发现了一处大型古罗马人聚落。 •Many Native Americans were killed during the settlement of the American West by Europeans in the nineteenth century.许多美洲印第安人在19世纪欧洲人在美国西部开拓殖民地的过程中被杀害。
UK ['set.l.mənt] US ['setˌ-] noun
PAYMENT 支付
countable or uncountable
■the action of paying money to someone 结算；结帐；支付•The settlement of his debts took him several months.他花了几个月时间还清了债务。 •I enclose a cheque in settlement of your claim.我附上一张支票支付你的索赔。 •legal Her mother made a settlement on her (= made a formal arrangement to give her money) when she started college.她开始读大学时，她母亲赠与了她一笔钱。
UK ['set.l.mənt] US ['setˌ-] noun
MOVEMENT LOWER 下降
uncountable
■the process of the slow sinking of a building or the ground （建筑物、地面的）沈降，下沉 |