•Good, that's all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I'll organize the food.好，那就这么决定了——你发送派对的请帖，我来准备吃的。

•[+ question word] They haven't yet settled wh en the wedding is going to be.他们还没有确订婚礼在甚么时候举行。

•"The tickets are £40 each." "Well, that settles that then - I can't afford that much."“入场券每张40英镑。”“好吧，那就算了吧，我付不起那么多钱。”

•I'd like to get this matter settled once and for all (= reach a final decision on it).我想把这件事了结了。

•The details of the contract have not yet been settled.合约的细节问题仍然没有谈妥。

•Our lawyer advised us that it would be better to settle out of court (= reach an agreement in a legal case without it being decided in a court of law).我们的律师建议我们最好在庭外和解。

•It took months to settle (= bring to an end) the dispute/strike.用了好几个月的时间才解决这次争端／结束这次罢工。

•My father and I have agreed finally to settle our differences (= stop arguing).我和我父亲最后同意不再争论。

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•After dinner we settled in front of the television for the evening.晚饭后，我们舒舒服服地坐在电视机前。

•The dentist told her patient to settle back in the chair.牙医让病人靠在椅子上放松。

•[R] He settled himself down with a newspaper, and waited for the train to arrive.他安逸地坐下来看报纸，等候火车到来。

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•After they got married, they settled in Brighton.他们结婚后在布莱顿定居下来。

•America was first settled by people who came across from Asia over 25 000 years ago.2.5万年前，从亚洲来的移民首次在美洲安家落户。

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•The house had been empty for years, and dust had settled on all the surfaces.这栋房子多年来一直空着，所有东西上面都积了一层灰。

•Do you think the snow will settle (= remain on the ground and other surfaces without melting) ?你认为会积雪吗？

•The contents of this packet may settle (= fall towards the bottom of the container and so seem to be less).包装里的东西可压实一些。

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•Please settle your account/bill without further delay.请立即付清账款／账单，勿再拖延。

•It took the insurance company months to settle my claim.保险公司用了好几个月才付清我的理赔金。

•formal Payment of your account is now overdue, and we must ask you to settle (= pay the money you owe) immediately.您帐上的款项已逾期未付，我们必须请您马上付清。

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•The weather is expected to settle towards the end of the week.天气预计会在周末时稳定下来。

•I'll call you back as soon as I've settled the children for the night.我把孩子们安顿下来睡觉后，就马上回你电话。

•Before a performance, she takes three deep breaths to settle her nerves.在演出之前，她会深呼吸三次来平定紧张的情绪。

•We're very busy this week, but things should settle (down) a bit after the weekend.我们这个星期很忙，不过周末之后事情应该会少一点。

•UK Joe's parents are very worried about him because he doesn't seem to be able to settle to (= to give his whole attention to) anything.乔的父母很为他担心，因为乔似乎做甚么事都不能够定下心来。

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•The pound rose slightly against the dollar today, then settled at $1.53.英镑对美元的汇率今天略有上升，之后便停留在1.53美元的价位上。

•A peaceful expression settled on her face.她脸上现出一副平静的神色。

•After the recent riots, an uneasy calm has settled on the city.最近的暴乱平息后，城里笼罩着一种令人不安的平静气氛。

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•The President used his speech to settle some old scores with his opponents.总统利用他的演说对他的对手进行了还击。

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•Police think that the killings may be a result of accounts being settled between local gangs.警方认为这些谋杀事件可能是当地黑帮互相清算旧帐的结果。

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•She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.她很快适应了新居／新工作／新学校的生活。

•Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.最终我想安定下来生儿育女，但现在还没有。

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•Come on children, stop chatting and settle down please!行了，孩子们，别吵了，请安静！

•They settled down on the sofa to watch the film.他们安静下来坐到沙发上看电影。

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•They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.他们本来希望他们的汽车能卖2000英镑，但后来只得以1500英镑卖掉了。

•He wants a full refund and he won't settle for anything less.他想全额退款，少一分也不行。

•She never settles for second best.她从不甘心于退而求其次。

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•Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.一旦我们安顿下来，你一定要过来吃饭。

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•The nurse will be with you soon - she's settling a new patient in at the moment.护士马上就会到你这里来——她现在正在安顿一位新来的病人。

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•Have you settled on a name for the baby?你们决定给宝宝取甚么名字了吗？

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•When my uncle died, he settled £1000 a year on me.我叔叔死后，他赠与我每年1000英镑。

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•Would you like to settle up now, sir?先生，您想现在结账吗？

•You buy the tickets and I'll settle up with you later.你来买票，稍后我和你算帐。