settle 1

定居；使定居

殖民

安置；安顿

落下；栖息

使平静，使安静，使镇静

沉淀；澄清；使沉淀；使澄清

（建筑物、地面等）下陷，陷落

决定，确定；解决

〈法〉和解

偿清，付还

settle 2

（座位下是箱子的）高背木制长椅

安坐，使安坐

安居

习惯于某种 （生活或工作）

认真工作；全身心地做事

合法地授与某人钱财 (= settle upon)

结账；清债

（一群人）结算；与…了结

settle

有背的长凳

安放, 使定居, 安排, 解决, 决定, 整理, 支付, 使平静

安家, 定居, 停留, 下陷, 沉淀, 决定, 澄清

settle

1. a long wooden bench with a back

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1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"

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2. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

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3. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

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4. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

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5. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

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6. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

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7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

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8. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"

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9. establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

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10. come to rest

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11. become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"

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12. arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"

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13. accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"

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14. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

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15. dispose of; make a financial settlement

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16. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

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17. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

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18. fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

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19. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

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20. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

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21. form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

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22. come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"

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