settling

1. VERB 解决，结束(争端、纠纷)
   If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
   1. They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation...
      他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
   2. Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences...
      双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
   3. Tomorrow's vote is unlikely to settle the question of who will replace their leader.
      明天的投票不太可能确定将由谁取代他们的领袖。
2. VERB 庭外和解
   If people settle a legal dispute or if they settle, they agree to end the dispute without going to a court of law, for example by paying some money or by apologizing.
   1. In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution...
      为了争取庭外和解，莫尔肯同意赔款。
   2. She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court...
      如果她同意庭外和解的话，得到的肯定会更多。
   3. His company settled with the American authorities by paying a $200 million fine.
      他的公司和美国当局达成了和解，同意支付 2 亿美元的罚款。
3. VERB 付清(欠款);结算(账单);结(账)
   If you settle a bill or debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
   1. I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine...
      我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
   2. They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
      晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
4. VERB 决定;确定;安排好
   If something is settled, it has all been decided and arranged.
   1. As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled...
      我们这边已经安排妥当了。
   2. That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
      那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。
5. VERB (以遗嘱等正式方式)赠予,授予
   To settle money on someone means to formally give it to them, for example in a will.
   1. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
      她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。
6. V-ERG 在…定居;使定居;把…安置在
   When people settle a place or in a place, or when a government settles them there, they start living there permanently.
   1. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems...
      在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
   2. He visited Paris and eventually settled there...
      他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。
   3. This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans...
      这是欧洲人最早的定居地之一。
   4. Thirty-thousand-million dollars is needed to settle the refugees.
      安顿这些难民需要耗资300亿美元。
7. VERB (使)坐下;(使)处于舒适的位置
   If you settle yourself somewhere or settle somewhere, you sit down or make yourself comfortable.
   1. Albert settled himself on the sofa...
      艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
   2. Jessica settled into her chair with a small sigh of relief.
      杰茜卡微微松了口气，坐到了椅子上。
8. V-ERG (使)缓慢沉落;(使)逐渐下陷
   If something settles or if you settle it, it sinks slowly down and becomes still.
   1. A black dust settled on the walls...
      墙上落了一层黑色的粉尘。
   2. Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded...
      一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。
   3. Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.
      在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧，让混合物变得密实。
9. VERB (目光)落在…上，注视着
   If your eyes settle on or upon something, you stop looking around and look at that thing for some time.
   1. The man let his eyes settle upon Cross's face.
      那名男子的目光落在了克罗斯的脸上。
10. VERB (鸟、昆虫)降落，栖息
    When birds or insects settle on something, they land on it from above.
    1. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
       几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。
11. See also: settled
12. when the dust settles → see: dust

1. UK employment law embodies arbitration and conciliation mechanisms for settling industrial disputes.
   英国雇佣法包括解决劳资纠纷的仲裁和调解机制。
2. The snow signaled the arrival of a front, and a high-pressure area seemed to be settling in
   下雪预示着冷热空气的交锋，而一个高气压区似乎也将到来并可能持续。
3. They were settling to their work, rubbing down the woodwork with sandpaper.
   他们开始工作，用砂纸把木制品打磨平滑。
4. Refugees settling in Britain suffer from a number of problems
   在英国定居的难民面临很多问题。
5. Moths flew in front of it, eventually settling on the rough painted metal.
   几只蛾子在它前面飞，最终落在了那块粗糙的喷漆金属上。
6. I have been very busy settling up things about the training course.
   我最近一直忙于了结训练班的事。
7. That matter is settling into shape.
   那件事渐渐有了眉目。
8. I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.
   我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。
9. Things are settling into shape.
   事情渐渐有了头绪。
10. The guests politely offered their seats to each other before finally settling down in them.
    客人们互相谦让了一下，然后落了座。
11. Bella is now settling in beautifully to her new life.
    现在贝拉已经适应了她美好的新生活。
12. Have the ability of experiment operation and settling problem;
    具有较强的实验操作能力和分析解决问题的能力；
13. How are you settling into your new home?
    你对新家适应得怎样了？
14. We intensified our work dealing with anti-dumping investigations made against China and settling trade disputes.
    加强了应对国外反倾销调查和解决贸易争端的工作。
15. The layered natural settlement laws of dredged sediment hydraulic filling were studied with settling column experiments.
    利用沉降柱试验研究了吹填泥浆自然沉降情况下的分层规律。
16. You may be like the sand and slowly, like a settling down.
    你可能慢慢地就会像泥沙一样，沉淀下去了。
17. After settling down well in the hotel, they take my passport at once.
    到饭店安顿好后，他们立刻要走了我的护照。
18. We rejected their conditions for settling the border dispute.
    我们拒绝了他们对解决边界争争端出的条件。
19. HR handles everything from job evaluations to settling disagreements between workers and management.
    人力资源处理，一切从工作评价，以解决分歧的工人和管理。
20. For the sake of settling the matter they held a meeting to discuss it.
    为了解决这件事他们开了个会来讨论。
21. Insists on handling and settling disputes among countries through peaceful means;
    坚持以和平方式处理和解决国家间的争端；
22. Secret talks were held in the hope of settling the dispute.
    举行了秘密谈判以期解决争端。
23. He's settling down now. he's married.
    他要安定了，妻子都娶了。
24. Only by settling this question could the two countries establish new relations and continue to develop them.
    解决了这个问题，才取得了中美新关系的建立，并使之继续得到发展。
25. Negotiation is always the best way of settling a dispute.
    谈判总是解决争端的最佳方法。
26. They largely replaced the court system as a way of settling disputes.
    它们在很大程度上取代了法院系统，成为解决纠纷的一种方式。
27. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
    参与或解决问题的特殊方法。
28. You ended up settling down.
    你终于安顿下来了。
29. Your friend is finally settling down. aren't you happy?
    你的朋友终于安定下来了，你不高兴吗？
30. The modified sample was evaluated by methods of settling height, suspension viscosity and activation index.
    用沉降高度法、悬浮体粘度、活化指数等方法对改性试样进行了评价。

noun

1. a gradual sinking to a lower level

   Synonym:    subsidingsubsidence