settle down 英 [ˈsetl daun]
美 [ˈsɛtl daʊn]
settle down 词典解释
形容词定居;(使)安静下来;平息;落到地面上来
settle down 词典例句
形容词
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Uncle George didn't settle down until he was nearly fifty.
乔治叔叔一直到快五十岁时才安顿下来。
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I want to get married and settle down.
我想结婚安顿下来。
settle down 网络解释
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安定
...到了一定年龄,大家往往想要安定(settle down)下来. 反之,不稳定是有成本的:1.到处出席社交、半社交的活动,需要花钱. 2.人生需要规划. 一个人的时候只能规划自己,而且一旦走上哪条路就具有刚性,比如第一份工作至少要干三年,...
settle down 英英释义
verb
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become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
e.g. He finally settled down
Synonym: settle root take root steady down
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become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
e.g. After the fight both men need to cool off.
e.g. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Synonym: calm calm down cool off chill out simmer down cool it
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settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
e.g. dust settled on the roofs
Synonym: settle
settle down [ˈsetl daun]
相关单词辨析
这组词都有“轻视,蔑视”的意思,其区别是:
scorn: 语气较强,指极端的蔑视,常伴有愤怒或恼怒的情感。
look down upon: 指自视地位优越而蔑视他人或事。
despise: 指由于卑鄙、软弱,渺小或无价值等而被轻视。
这组词都有“决定”的意思,其区别是:
decide: 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
resolve: 语气较强,强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事,暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。
determine: 指经过深思熟虑,决心去做某事并坚持施行。
settle: 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
这组词都有“居住、定居”的意思,其区别是:
dwell: 文学上的用词,口语中通常用live代替。
inhabit: 强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境。
reside: 书面用词,指合法的永久性居住,也指在豪华的住宅里居住。
settle: 侧重指某人定居于城市、国家或地区,而不指居住的住所。
lodge: 指短时间或临时住宿。
live: 最普通用词,指固定的居住,可以是长期的,也可以是临时的。