| 主要翻译 |
| settle [sth]⇒ vtr | (reach agreement) (纠纷) | SCSimplified Chinese 解决, 结束 |
| | They settled their dispute peacefully. |
| | 他们以和平方式解决了纠纷。 |
| settle⇒ vi | (make a home, live) | SCSimplified Chinese 定居 dìng jū
TCTraditional Chinese 定居 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 安顿下来 dìng jū，ān dùn xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 安頓下來 |
| | She eventually settled in New York. |
| | 她最后在纽约定居了。 |
| settle on [sth] vtr + prep | (price: agree) (谈判、谈价钱) | SCSimplified Chinese 决定, 确定 |
| | We settled on a price after a few days of negotiation. |
| | 几天的谈判以后，我们确定了价格。 |
| settle vi | (come to rest) | SCSimplified Chinese 平息 píng xī
TCTraditional Chinese 平息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 平静 píng xī，píng jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 平靜 |
| | The dust settled on the cars after the winds blew it in. |
| | 灰尘被风吹进来后，就落在了车顶。 |
| settle [sth]⇒ vtr | (arrange) | SCSimplified Chinese 安排好 ān pái hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 安置妥当 ān pái hǎo，ān zhì tuǒ dàng |
| | After his death, his son settled his affairs. |
| | 他的儿子们为他安排好了后事。 |
| settle [sth] vtr | often passive (decide) | SCSimplified Chinese 安排好 ān pái hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最终决定下来 ān pái hǎo，zuì zhōng jué dìng xià lái |
| | Tomorrow at 2pm. That's settled then! |
| | 明天下午2点，就这么定了！ |
| settle on [sth] vtr + prep | (date: fix) (日期) | SCSimplified Chinese 确定 què dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 確定 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 决定 què dìng，jué dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 決定 |
| | We settled on March 27 for the wedding date. |
| | 我们最终把婚礼日期定在了3月27号。 |
| 其他翻译 |
| settle n | (long high-backed seat) | SCSimplified Chinese 高背长椅 |
| | The settle is made of oak, and is uncomfortable to sit on for long periods. |
| settle⇒ vi | (land: sink, compact) (土地) | SCSimplified Chinese 下沉，下陷 xià chén，xià xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 下沉 |
| | (土地) | SCSimplified Chinese 把……压实 |
| | You need to let the ground settle some before you build a house on it. |
| | 建造房屋之前，你需要把地表一定程度地压实。 |
| settle vi | (become calm) (疼痛等) | SCSimplified Chinese 缓和下来 huǎn hé xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 緩和下來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 平静下来 huǎn hé xià lái，píng jìng xià lái |
| | My stomach settled after a couple of hours. |
| | 我肚子的疼痛症状几小时后终于缓和下来了。 |
| settle vi | informal (accept less than you really want) | SCSimplified Chinese 将就 jiāng jiù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 凑合 jiāng jiù，còu hé |
| | Don't settle; the man of your dreams is out there somewhere! |
| | 别将就，你最理想的男人一定还在某处！ |
| settle vi | (resolve legal dispute) | SCSimplified Chinese 庭外和解 |
| | We decided to settle instead of going to court. |
| | 我们决定进行庭外和解，而不是上庭打官司。 |
| settle [sth]⇒ vtr | (claim: satisfy) (保险) | SCSimplified Chinese 理赔 |
| | The insurance company settled all claims from the accident. |
| settle [sth] vtr | (debt: pay, liquidate) (账单、债务等) | SCSimplified Chinese 支付, 付清 |
| | He settled his college debt by paying every month for two years. |
| settle [sth] vtr | (territory: populate) | SCSimplified Chinese 定居在 dìng jū zài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 移民于 dìng jū zài，yí mín yú |
| | Virginia was first settled by the English. |
| settle [sth] vtr | (quiet, calm) | SCSimplified Chinese 缓和, 平复 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使安静下来, 使平静下来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缓解 huǎn jiě
TCTraditional Chinese 緩解 |
| | The antacid settled her stomach. |
| settle into [sth] vtr + prep | (begin to adopt: new routine) | SCSimplified Chinese 适应, 习惯 |
| | I changed jobs a few weeks ago and it has taken me a while to settle into my new routine. |
动词短语
settle | settling |
| settle back vi phrasal | (relax, get comfortable) | SCSimplified Chinese 放松 fàng sōng
TCTraditional Chinese 放鬆 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 舒缓 fàng sōng，shū huǎn |
| | The lights went down and the audience settled back to watch the movie. |
| settle down vi phrasal | (start to lead domesticated life) | SCSimplified Chinese 安顿下来 ān dùn xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 安頓下來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 定居 ān dùn xià lái，dìng jū
TCTraditional Chinese 定居 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过安定的生活 ān dùn xià lái，guò ān dìng de shēng huó |
| | I wanted to get married, but he wasn't ready to settle down. |
| | I travel too much for my job to settle down and raise a family. |
| | 我想结婚，但他还没准备好安定下来。//为了工作，我经常出差，很难安顿下来成家。 |
| settle down vi phrasal | (become stable) | SCSimplified Chinese 平息 píng xī
TCTraditional Chinese 平息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 停息 píng xī，tíng xī |
| | A newly built house will often make noises as it settles down. |
| | 新建的房子经常会发出响声，而后会平息下来。 |
| settle down vi phrasal | (become calmer) | SCSimplified Chinese 平静下来 píng jìng xià lái |
| | Stop interrupting me, settle down, and I'll continue with my explanation. |
| | 别打断我，冷静下来，我将继续解释。 |
| settle down vi phrasal | (become comfortable: in chair, etc.) (在椅子上等) | SCSimplified Chinese 坐好 |
| | Paul settled down in the armchair to enjoy the film. |
| | 保罗在扶手椅上坐好，观赏那部电影。 |
| settle for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be content with) | SCSimplified Chinese 勉强满足于，满足于 miǎn qiǎng mǎn zú yú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 勉强接受 miǎn qiǎng jiē shòu |
| | Don't settle for second best. |
| | I'd love a 54-inch TV, but I'll settle for a 32-inch one. |
| | 别满足于第二名。我其实想要一台54英寸的电视，不过我可以勉强接受一台32英寸的。 |
| settle for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (accept as payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 勉强接受（价格等） |
| | I was hoping to make more by selling the couch on eBay, but I settled for $100. |
| | 我是希望能在易趣网上把这个沙发卖个好价钱的，不过最后我勉强接受了100美元的成交价格。 |
| settle in vi phrasal | (make yourself at home) | SCSimplified Chinese 安顿下来 ān dùn xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 安頓下來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 适应新环境 ān dùn xià lái，shì yìng xīn huán jìng |
| | It took me a few months to settle in to my new job. |
| | 我花了好几个月才适应我新的工作环境。 |
| settle [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (help to feel at home) | SCSimplified Chinese 帮助…安顿下来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 帮助…适应新环境 |
| | The other students were very friendly and helped to settle Julia in. |
| | 其他同学都很友好，他们帮助茱莉亚安顿下来。 |
| settle on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (decide on, choose) | SCSimplified Chinese 决定 jué dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 決定 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 选定 jué dìng，xuǎn dìng |
| | We've settled on Majorca for our summer holiday this year. |
| | The children settled on the chocolate chip cookies instead of the peanut butter ones. |
| settle up vi phrasal | informal (pay a bill) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 结账 jié zhàng |
| | If you lend me the money now, I'll settle up with you next week. |