settle on

英 [ˈsetl ɒn]

美 [ˈsetl ɑːn]

选择; 选定

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 选择;选定
  If yousettle ona particular thing, you choose it after considering other possible choices.
  1. I finally settled on a Mercedes estate.
     我最后决定买一辆梅塞德斯客货两用车。

英英释义

verb

• become fixed (on)
  1. Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon
  Synonym:fixate

双语例句

• It may be that you settle on the amount you'll accept at a new job, or a raise for a job you have now.
  可能是你决定了对将要接受的新工作开多少价，又或者是你就目前的工作而要求加薪。
• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• These particles settle on the ground and in the water and are eventually eaten by microscopic organisms.
  这些粒子再附着到地面上和水中，最终被微生物吞食。
• They say pastoralists should settle on farms and grow their own food, especially in times of shortages.
  他们说，牧民应该在农场定居，种植自己的粮食，特别是在短缺的时期。
• "It's just going to settle on the mast," said Caspian.
  就要歇落在桅杆上了。凯斯宾说。
• But given its hegemonic intent, China is loath to settle on the basis of the status quo.
  但由于中国的霸权意图，它不愿意以现状为基础定下来。
• Would you settle on a station?
  你可以选定一个台吗？
• So how long does it take to settle on an effective process?
  因此，确立一个有效的过程需要多长时间？
• I can't even settle on a restaurant.
  我都不知道选哪家餐馆。
• Congressional and White House negotiators have to settle on sector-by-sector reductions.
  国会和白宫必须就各部门的债务削减达成一致意见。