set.tle

settle的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈsetl]
KK音标发音： [ˈsɛtl]

settle的词性：
v.（动词）

settle的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.
安排：有序放置；按要求明确排列或固定

2. To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.
安放：牢固地放入要求的位置或地点；建立

3. To establish as a resident or residents:
定居：作为居民居住下来：

settled her family in Ohio.
她家定居俄亥俄

4. To establish residence in; colonize:
殖民：在…居留；殖民：

Pioneers settled the West.
西部的殖民先锋

5. To establish in a residence, business, or profession.
使稳定：固定于某一地方、事业或职业

6. To restore calmness or comfort to.
平静：恢复平静或使安静

7. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest.
使下沉，使变紧，停止

8. To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.
沉淀：通过沉淀使（液体）变澄清

9. To subdue or make orderly.
整理：压制或使有次序

10. To establish on a permanent basis; stabilize.
稳定：在固定的基础上建立；使稳定

11. To make compensation for (a claim).
补偿：按要求补偿

12. To pay (a debt).
还（债）

13. To conclude (a dispute, for example) by a final decision.
决定，解决：以最终决定结束（如争论）

14. To decide (a lawsuit) by mutual agreement of the involved parties without court action.
调停：不上法庭而经当事人双双同意而做决定（诉讼案）

15. Law To secure or assign (property or title) by legal action.
【法律】 转让：依法获得或转让（财产或权利）

settle的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

16. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place.
停止：使运动停止并停于某处

17. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
下沉：向下移动；下沉或下降，尤指缓慢地：

Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.
黑暗笼罩田野。灰尘飘落在路上

18. To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles. Used of liquids.
使澄清：通过沉淀悬浮颗粒而变澄清。用于液体

19. To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.
沉淀：作为沉淀从溶液或混合物中分离

20. To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.
压紧：沉淀物被搅起时，通过下沉而变紧密

21. To establish one's residence:
定居：建立某人的住处：

settled in Canada.
定居加拿大

22. To become established or localized:
留存：建立或确定位置：

The cold settled in my chest.
我患了支气管炎

23. To reach a decision; determine:
达成决定；决定：

We finally settled on a solution to the problem.See Synonyms at decide
我们最终决定了对此问题的解决方法参见 decide

24. To provide compensation for a claim.
补偿：按要求提供补偿

25. To pay a debt.
还债

settle的词性：
n.（名词）

26. A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.
高背长椅：有高靠背的长木椅，通常在座位下有贮存东西的空间

27. To begin living a stable and orderly life:
安顿下来：过稳定有序的生活：

He settled down as a farmer with a family.
他与一家人安顿下来务农

28. To become less nervous or restless.
平静：变得不紧张或安静

29. To accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction:
勉强接受：尽管不完全满意也能接受：

had to settle for a lower wage than the one requested.
不得不接受一个比所需低的工资

settle的词源：

30. Middle English setlen [to seat]
中古英语 setlen [坐]

31. from Old English setlan
源自 古英语 setlan

32. from setl [seat] * see sed-
源自 setl [座位] *参见 sed-

settle的词性：
adj.（形容词）