settle down

settle down音标

英 [ˈsetl daun]

美 [ˈsɛtl daʊn]

settle down基本释义

settle down用法及例句

verb

1. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

e.g. He finally settled down

Synonym: settleroottake rootsteady down

2. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

e.g. After the fight both men need to cool off.It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

Synonym: calmcalm downcool offchill outsimmer downcool it

3. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

e.g. dust settled on the roofs

Synonym: settle

1. (尤指结婚或买房后)定居，安顿下来When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house.

e.g. One day I'll want to settle down and have a family...总有一天，我会想安定下来，成个家。e.g. Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London.在定居葡萄牙之前，她在伦敦经营一家自己的古董店。

2. (历经磨难或变化后)安静下来，平静下来If a situation or a person that has been going through a lot of problems or changes settles down, they become calm.

e.g. It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France...等欧洲的*势平定下来后，去法国旅行一趟应该不错。e.g. We saw the therapist four times, and the children have now settled down.我们去看了四次治疗专家，现在孩子们已经稳定下来了。

3. 集中精力做;开始认真做If you settle down to do something or to something, you prepare to do it and concentrate on it.

e.g. He got his coffee, came back and settled down to listen...他喝了杯咖啡，回来后开始认真听讲。e.g. They settled down to some serious work.他们着手做一些重要的工作。

4. 准备,开始(就寝)If you settle down for the night, you get ready to lie down and sleep.

settle down的翻译

e.g. They put up their tents and settled down for the night.他们搭好帐篷，准备过夜。

1. 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,

近义词

临近词

quarter四分之一

calm down（使)平静

root根

chill out冷静下来

cool it放松下来

settle解决

calm平静的

cool off变凉，使冷却...

take root生根

simmer down平静下来

settle claims and debts

settle an old score.

settle

Settle according to law

settle by a compromise

settle into the market

settleable solids test

settle - out pressure

settle disputes between

settle up one's affairs

settle down to studies

settled

相关列句

Education remains in a state of flux which will take some time to settle down.(教育处于不断的变化中，需要一段时间才能稳定下来。)

He has determined to settle down in the countryside.(他决定在农村安家落户。)

But only those few spores that settle down in very favorable locations can start a new life; the vast majority fall on barren ground.(但只有那些降落在非常有利位置的孢子才能开始新的生活；绝大多数的孢子降落在贫瘠的土地上。)

After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again but spent their lives moving from one place to another.(离开家后，他们没有再定居下来，而是一直过着从一个地方搬到另一个地方的生活。)

He tried to settle down in a new country.(他试着在一个新的国家定居下来。)

Now, he is trying, and failing, to settle down.(现在他努力想稳定下来，却又很难实现。)

When are you going to get married and settle down?(你打算什么时候成家，安定下来？)

I just relax, settle down, and let go of any tension.(我只要放松，平静，让一切紧张感离去。)

It was difficult to settle down to anything seriously, with all this flitting going on.(这种迁徙在持续，很难安下心来认真做任何事情。)

I wasn't ready to settle down.(我还没准备好安定下来。)