& As the Dust Settles, Our Road is Clear
Dear Marriage Supporter,
By now you will already surely have heard the news from yesterday that the Supreme Court elected not to take any of the pending marriage cases contesting the issues of the right of self-determination in government and the purview of the states to regulate marriage.
Before I say anything more, I must be emphatic about this: we are not shaken in our resolve or diverted from our cause by this development&not one bit! Indeed, we see this as an emphatic call to action.
Allow me to give you some perspective on yesterday's unfortunate and surprising move by the Supreme Court. As soon as we heard the news, NOM strongly condemned this misguided decision. As I said :
We are surprised and extremely disappointed that the US Supreme Court has refused to grant review of the same-sex marriage cases pending before them. This is wrong on so many levels. First, the entire idea that marriage can be redefined from the bench is illegitimate. Marriage is the union of o it has been this throughout the history of civilization and will remain this no matter what unelected judges say. Second, it's mind-boggling that lower court judges would be allowed to impose the redefinition of marriage in these states, and our highest court would have nothing to say about it. Third, the effect of the lower court rulings is to say that a constitutional right to same-sex 'marriage' has existed in every state in the union since 1868 when the 14th Amendment was ratified, but somehow nobody noticed until quite recently. That's the absurd belief we are being told to accept.
As the dust settles from yesterday's flurry of activity and the hyperbolic and misleading narrative spun instantly by the media begins to wane, I want to commend to your reading today two other commentaries on the situation that offer the clearest insights into what this decision really means for us.
The first commentary on yesterday's move by the Court that I want to share with you is by our good friend Ryan Anderson of The Heritage Foundation, who explains how yesterday's move by the Court puts more than just marriage at stake: it calls into question the very notion of self-determination in government upon which our nation is founded!
Please read his article today. It is entitled, "" Here is just a snippet:
This is an unfortunate setback for sound Constitutional self-government and a setback for a healthy marriage culture.
The truth of the matter is that [these] marriage laws... are good laws that reflect the truth about marriage. Frequently they were passed with overwhelming democratic support. The Supreme Court should have reviewed these cases and should have upheld the authority of citizens and their elected representatives to make good marriage policy. Instead, the Supreme Court left standing bad rulings from lower federal courts that usurped authority from the people by striking down good laws.
Declining to review these cases does not speak one way or the other to the merits of the cases. But it does leave in place bad rulings from lower courts&and it will make it harder for courts to do the right thing in the future.
Nevertheless, as citizens, we must rally in support of our constitutional authority to pass laws making marriage policy. We must insist that law and culture promote the truth about marriage.
I also want to share . Apart from strongly lambasting the Court for its poor judgment in this matter, the Senator also boldly announced yesterday that he "will be introducing a constitutional amendment to prevent the federal government or the courts from attacking or striking down state marriage laws."
The Senator's statement read, in part:
The Supreme Court's decision to let rulings by lower court judges stand that redefine marriage is both tragic and indefensible. By refusing to rule if the States can define marriage, the Supreme Court is abdicating its duty to uphold the Constitution. The fact that the Supreme Court Justices, without providing any explanation whatsoever, have permitted lower courts to strike down so many state marriage laws is astonishing.
This is judicial activism at its worst. The Constitution entrusts state legislatures, elected by the People, to define marriage consistent with the values and mores of their citizens. Unelected judges should not be imposing their policy preferences to subvert the considered judgments of democratically elected legislatures.
Bravo, Senator Cruz!
Of course, NOM is ever grateful to our allies on Capitol Hill who stand for marriage in season and out of season, and we will be working tirelessly in the wake of this move by the Court to promote pro-marriage legislation at the Federal level.
But we are going to need your help!
Tell your Representative and Senators that:
You believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
Marriage should be decided by the people through the democratic and political process&not handed down from on high by unelected activist judges.
In order to put an end to this corruption of our system of government, Congress should act quickly to pass an amendment to the Constitution and send it to the states for ratification.
As I said in my statement yesterday: "NOM will continue to devote all our energy and resources to stand for the truth of marriage, and to advocate the importance of preserving it. While we are disappointed in what has happened today, we are not defeated or dispirited. Indeed, we are determined as never before to fight for the institution that God created and humankind has proven is the best arrangement for the well-being of men and women, for children, and for society as a whole."
Indeed, yesterday's decision is not an end to our fight by any means. It is another bend in the road, perhaps, but one that only makes our work more important and more urgent than ever.
It is a call to action and a sober reminder of the high and noble obligations which our age has placed upon us. And it is a reminder to me, personally, of how honored and humbled I am to stand in this fight with great and patriotic men and women like you.
Thank you for all you do in defense of marriage.
Faithfully,
Brian S. BrownPresidentNational Organization for Marriage
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settle是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：
解决，了结，和解
决定，确定
支付；结算；偿付；清算
安顿，安家，安居
平静下来，安静下来
使妥贴，使安定，处理好，料理，安排
使沉淀；使澄清
使安下心来，使平静下来，使镇定，使安宁
稳定，固定
结束，停息
下沉，沉淀
(雌性动物)受孕，怀胎
(食物)被消化；助消化
习惯，适应
长椅，高背长靠椅
vt. & vi. 安排,安放; 安家,定居 go and live (in)
vt. 解决,调停 intervene
vt. 支付,结算 pay
vt. & vi. (使)安定 (cause to) (cause to) maintain
vi. (鸟等)飞落 (the birds, etc.) fly to somewhere
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a long wooden bench with a back
settle into a position, usually on
"dust settled on the roofs"
"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"
"We finally settled the argument"
take up residence an
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
"After some discussion we finally made up"
"The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
become settled or established and stable in one's res
"He finally settled down"
become resolved, fixed, established,
"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"
establish or de
"He settled the farm 200 years ago"
"This land was settled by Germans"
come to rest
arrange or fix
"She settled the teacart"
accept despite lack of c
"We settled for a lower price"
end a legal dispute by arri
"The two parties finally settled"
make a financial settlement
become clear by the
"the liquid gradually settled"
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
"He ensconced himself in the chair"
get one's revenge for
"I finally settled with my old enemy"
"let's finalize the proposal"
"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
settle的用法和样例：
用作动词 (v.)
If you pay for both of us now, we can settle up later.
你要是现在先付清咱们两人的帐，事后咱们俩再细算。
An official mission was sent to settle the dispute.
一个官方使团被派去解决争端。
The two companies settled out of court.
两家公司在法院外了结了争端。
They moved the local people and settle them in another place.
他们把当地人迁移到别处定居。
He's of an age when he ought to settle down.
他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。
The thunderstorm may settle the weather.
这场雷暴过后天气可能反而好些。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词
A great insect went noisily by and settled near his foot.
一只大昆虫在旁边嗡嗡飞过,落在他的脚旁。
Dust has settled everywhere.
灰尘落得到处都是。
The road￣bed settled.
路基下沉了。
Cracks appeared in the wall as the foundation settled.
墙基下陷,墙上出现裂缝。
Our house has settled several inches since it was built.
房子建成以来已经下沉了好几英寸。
Dregs settled at the bottom of the container.
渣滓沉淀在容器的底部。
The weather has settled.
天气总算稳定了。
The city settled when the rebels left.
叛乱分子离开后,这个城市平静下来了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
The English settled New England.
英国人殖民于新英格兰。
The nurse settled her patient for the night.
那位护士使她的病人安静过夜。
Her soft words settled his agitated mind.
她温柔的话语使他焦虑的心情平静下来。
I'll read a bit before supper to settle my mind.
我在晚餐之前读读书使心情平静。
Have a brandy, it will settle your nerves.
喝点白兰地吧,它会使你镇定下来。
A vacation will settle your nerves.
休假可镇定你的神经。
Take this new medicine and it will settle your nerves.
服这种新药会镇静你的神经。
He took a pill to settle his stomach.
他吃了一片药,使他的胃感到舒服一些。
The heavy rain might settle the changeable weather.
这场大雨也许能使变幻不定的天气稳定下来。
That settled that matter.
事情就这样定下来了。
She has decided how she should settle the matter.
她已作出决定如何来解决这件事。
And a word from him would settle everything.
只要他说一句话,一切问题就解决了。
Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.
各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
It's time you settled the dispute.
该是你们结束争论的时候了。
An apology on his part settled the quarrel.
他的道歉使争吵和解了。
We have to settle the gas bill.
我们得付煤气费。
Will you settle the bill?
你可以把这笔账付了吗?
It's wise to settle one's accounts monthly.
设法每月把账目结清是明智的。
He said he would settle scores with them.
他说他要去和他们算账。
Stand the bottle upright for a few days to settle the sediment.
把瓶子竖着放几天使渣滓沉淀。
Leave the wine on a shelf for a week to settle it.
把酒在架子上放一星期以使它澄清。
They settled themselves with their backs to the cliff and let the warm sun bake them through.
他们靠着岩石坐了下来,沐浴着温暖的阳光。
用于be ～ed结构
Good, that's settled then.
好,那就这样定了。
More and more people go along with the idea that pollution should be settled seriously.
越来越多的人赞成这样一个观点：我们应该认真地解决污染问题。
That's all settled. It needn't be talked about any more.
这都解决了,不用再谈了。
Our plan will be settled tomorrow.
我们的计划明天可以定下来。
The date of their departure was finally settled.
他们动身的日期终于决定了。
The question has been settled.
这问题已经解决了。
The strike went on for over a year before it was finally settled.
罢工持续了一年多后终于得到了结。
The account is not yet settled.
此账尚未付清。
S+～+to- v
We have settled to go to France for our holidays.
我们已决定到法国去度假。
He has settled to go abroad.
他已决意出国。
They settled to build a reservoir here.
他们决定在这里建一座水库。
Have you settled to attend the meeting tomorrow?
你是否已经决定参加明天的会议?
S+～+wh-to- v
Have you settled when to start off?
你们决定什么时候出发了吗?
We haven't settled where to go yet.
我们还没有决定到哪里去。
We haven't settled where to build the school.
我们还没有决定在什么地方修建这所学校。
S+～+that-clause
We have settled that we'll go to Beijing.
我们已决定去北京。
The teacher has settled that we are to write a term paper.
老师决定要我们写一篇学期论文。
S+～+wh-clause
We have settled what we'll discuss at the next meeting.
我们已决定下次会议讨论什么内容了。
He has not settled whether we are going with them.
他还没有决定我们是否要和他们一道去。
Have they settled where they will spend their holiday?
他们已决定去什么地方度假了吗?
用作动词 (v.)
settle down (v.+adv.)
(使)沉底或沉淀; 落到地面上来 fall to the b come to rest on the ground
settle down
The contents of the packet may settle down in travelling.袋里的东西在旅行中会沉到底部。
The ship was settling down by the stern.船正由尾部下沉。
The dust slowly settled down.灰尘慢慢落了下来。
The airship settled down in a field.飞艇降落在地面上。
定居,过安定生活 make a home
settle down
These orphans have settled down very happily in their new home.这些孤儿在新家很愉快地开始了他们的生活。
My wife will be coming over as soon as I've settled down.我住定之后,我太太马上就来。
I hate all this travel.I want to get married and settle down.我讨厌经常外出,我想结婚然后安顿下来。
He hoped to settle down in the countryside.他希望在农村定居。
How long did it take you to settle down in this country?你过了多长时间才在这个国家安顿下来?
She came down last year and settled down in the village.去年她从城里来就定居在这个村子里。
He has determined to settle down in the countryside.他决定在农村安家落户。
After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada.他过了半辈子的流浪生活,最后在加拿大定居了下来。
When you have settled down in the new workshop, you will start working.你们在新车间一安顿下来,你们就开始工作。
The organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。
(使)安静下来,平静下来 (cause to) become calm
settle down
Settle down, children, stop running about .孩子们,安静下来,别到处乱跑了。
The teacher told the class to settle down and begin their study.老师要求学生安静下来学习。
The marriage began in a stormy fashion, but soon settled down.新婚生活非常热烈,但不久就平静下来了。
When everybody had settled down, the chairman began to speak.主席等大家静下来后才开始讲话。
She was so upset by the news that she couldn't settle down.这消息使她心烦意乱,简直平静不下来。
He can't settle down today.There must be something worrying him.今天他心情平静不下来,一定有什么事使他心烦。
settle sb/oneself
Please go upstairs and settle the children down for me, they're restless again and won't sleep.请上楼帮我使孩子们安静下来,他们又在闹腾,不肯睡觉。
You had better settle yourself down and start working.你最好安下心来工作。
settle down to sth
We settled down to a discussion of English grammar.我们坐下来讨论了英语语法问题。
It's terrible,I can't settle down to anything today.太糟糕了,我今天做什么都安不下心来。
He has settled down to farming.他已安心从事农业。
It's time for me to settle down to this work.时间不早了,我该开始这项工作了。
After working abroad for several years,Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.在国外工作了几年后,吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。
As soon as he settled down to his new job,Alex got ahead splendidly.亚历克斯一旦安下心来致力于新的工作,就取得了显著的进展。
settle down
The damaged ship leaned over and slowly settled down on the ocean floor.被毁坏的轮船开始倾斜,然后慢慢地沉入海底。
平息; 停息 not be active
settle down
When all the excitement had settled down, it was clear that there had been no real cause for anxiety.那场惊慌完全平息后才弄清楚,根本就没有值得忧虑的理由。
Wait till the police hunt has settled down and then make your escape.等警察的搜捕停息后你再逃跑。
settle for (v.+prep.)
勉强认可 force sb to do sth
settle for sth/v-ing
They had to settle for a very modest house with no garage.他们只得满足于一栋没有车库的一般的住宅。
Although he was jumping so well, he failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.虽然他跳得非常好,可是没有取得第一名,只好屈居第二了。
Many women refuse to settle for staying at home.许多女人不愿当家庭妇女。
settle in1 (v.+adv.)
安顿下来,适应于新家 cause to become used to a new home or jobWhen we've settled in properly, we'll invite all our friends to a housewarming party.我们安顿就绪后,就邀请所有的朋友来喝乔迁喜酒。
We haven't settled in yet.
我们还没搬进去安顿好。
开始出现并可能持续 begin and seem likely to continueRain settled in shortly before midday and lasted all afternoon.临近中午开始下雨,连续下了一下午。
settle in2 (v.+prep.)
在…中放稳,坐定或躺倒 place sth, sb or oneself firmly in sthShe settled her mother in an armchair.她让她母亲坐在扶手椅上休息。
Then the nurse settled herself in an armchair in the next room.
然后,那位护士自己在隔壁的房间的扶手椅上坐下来休息。
Once he settled his body in the comfortable bed, he was soon asleep.
他往那舒服的床上一倒,很快就进入了梦乡。
He settled his briefcase comfortably in his lap.
他把公文包舒适地搁在大腿上。
开始在…居住 (cause to) start living in a place用于 be ～ed 结构
We are settled in our new home.
我们住进了新房。
The boys were settled in their dormitory.
男孩子们被安排在宿舍里住下了。
settle into (v.+prep.)
有头绪,上正轨 get used to
settle into sth
Things soon settled into shape.事情很快就有了头绪。
settle on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
决定,选定 decide on
settle on〔upon〕 sth/v-ing
After a long discussion they settled on the site for the power station.经过长时间讨论以后,他们选定了修建电站的地点。
They settled on setting up a new electric power system.他们决定建立一个新的电力系统。
Have you settled on the day for departure?你确定了动身的日期没有?
Have you settled on a time for leaving?你已决定走的时间了吗?
After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.他们讨论了很久,然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。
Can't the members of the committee settle on the details later?委员们以后再决定具体细节不行吗?
I don't know what dress she finally settled upon.我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣裳。
Have you settled on going camping with us?你是否已决定和我们一道去野营?
用于 be ～ed 结构
Now that the meeting-place has been settled on, can we talk about the agenda?既然会议的地址已经定了,我们能不能商谈议事日程?
settle up (v.+adv.)
结账; 了结某事 pay a bring a matter to a conclusion
You bought the tickets and I paid for the meal.Shall we settle up now?你买票,我付吃饭的费用。我们要不要马上结清?
Immediately after settling up, he left the hotel and hurried to the railway station.他一结清账,便马上离开旅馆,赶往火车站。
Mr. Wang owed us a balance of about $50, but he telephoned to say that he would come next week and settle up.王先生欠我们大约50美元,他打电话来说下星期结清。
It's time we settled up.我们该了结了。
I'll settle up with them soon.我很快跟他们清账。
settle sth
He settled up the outstanding bills.他偿付了未清的账目。
settle with (v.+prep.)
和…取得谅解,与…达成协议,与…成交,算清账目 fin finish payingI've an old quarrel to settle with her before we can ever be friends again.必须先把过去和她的争吵问题解决后我们才能和好。
They settled with a foreign firm last week.
他们上星期与一家外国公司商谈成交。
I should be able to settle with him at the end of the month.
我将在月底还清他的钱。
向…报复 deal with by fightingI will settle with you for that action — it shall not go unpunished.你这种行动绝不能不受惩罚,我是要和你算账的。
I'd like to settle with the man who attacked the little girl.
我要和那欺侮小女孩的人算账。
He may think he has the better of us, but we'll settle with him before the week's out.
他可以自以为占了我们的便宜,不过不出本星期,我们就要给他颜色看。
用作动词 (v.)
使犹豫不决的人下决心
结账,清算,挽回面子
征服或使某人归顺
(在遗嘱中)安排自己的后事
处理国家大事
确定继承人
极好地安排
友好地安排
每年一次地支付
富有艺术创造力地安排
美妙地安排
适当地安排
小心地安排
兴高采烈地支付
巧妙地安排
拙劣地安排
复杂地安排
机密地安排
诚心诚意地支付
心满意足地解决
有礼貌地支付
粗俗地安排
不寻常地支付
不寻常地安排
灵敏地安排
有效地安排
详尽地安排
极其过分地支付
精美地安排
恰当地安排
最后地安排
依据地形安排
和谐地安排
令人惊骇地安排
完美地安排
不加区分地支付
巧妙地支付
不相关地支付
情理之中地支付
习惯性地安排
有条理地安排
适度地支付
干净利落地安排
显而易见地安排
表面上地安排
痛苦地安排
定期地支付
满意地安排
合理地安排
有系统地安排
无条件支付
不愉快地支付
毫不犹豫地支付
非善意地支付
不必要地支付
爽快地支付
不及时支付
定居,安家,过安定的生活; 平静下来,(夜色)降临
让激动情绪平息下来
使听众安静下来
解决,还清欠款
～+副词+介词
安于独身生活
渐渐习惯于新的工作
坐下来吃饭
安下心来学习
和服务员结账
定居于小城镇
勉强接受,愿意
忍受这样平静的生活
愿过这种简朴的生活
定居在,坐在…里
定居加拿大
在农村落户
慢慢地进入梦乡
决定去度假的地方
在家具上积聚
(鸟等)飞到地上来
When you're settling the room after breakfast.
出自：A. Trollope
With great care..settled it into the breastpocket of his shirt.
出自：J. Agee
Mrs. Garland settled her bonnet.
出自：A. Uttley
settle的详细讲解：
settle的基本意思是“安”。可指“安放”“安置”“安家”,即使某人〔事〕处于稳定、有序、长期的位置或某个稳定、清闲的环境中; 也可指“安定”“安抚”“安静”,即长期压在心头的烦恼或起伏不定的事物得到安定; 还可指“安排”“解决”,即终止所有的怀疑、动摇和争论而使事情得到解决。根据上文可灵活译成“妥善安置”。引申可指“安排,使妥帖”“决定,解决”“使平静,使镇定”“调停,排解”“设定,安牢”“使就职”“使坐下”“使守规矩,使就范”“使坚固,使坚实”“使澄清,使沉淀”“支付,清算”“(法律)让渡,和解”“(动物学)受孕,怀胎”。
settle既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、代词、带或不带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句作宾语。
settle可用于被动结构。
settle for, settle on, settle up
这组短语的意思并不相同：settle for的意思是“(勉强)同意接受”“清理(债务等)”; settle on的意思是“决定”“给(钱、遗产等)”; settle up的意思是“付账”。
settle, decide, determine, fix, make up one's mind, resolve
这组词(组)都有“决定”的意思。其区别在于:
1.decide是普通用词,指经过讨论、思考消除分歧而对是非、优劣、取舍等问题“作出决定”; resolve强调信念的目的性; 而settle则强调最后的“决定”。例如:
From that moment she resolved to trace the unknown element.从那时起,她决心找出这种未知的元素。
He resolved that nothing should hold back.他决心不为任何阻碍所挫。
The heavy rain might settle the changeable weather.这场大雨也许能使变幻不定的天气稳定下来。
2.determine强调“意志坚定”“不可动摇”,也常用于科技方面通过调查或认真思考后作出“决定”或“确定”。例如:
His advice determined me against further delay.他的劝告使我决定不再拖延。
He is determined to break away all the bad habits.他决心改掉所有坏习惯。
An X-ray determined that no bones were broken.经X光测定,没有发生骨折。
3.fix指经过考虑和商议后作出决定,强调不再改变。例如:
Once the aim is fixed, we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一经确定,我们就不要随意改变。
4.make up one's mind指下决心做某事,不再改变。例如:
Have you made up your mind about it?关于这件事,你拿定主意了没有?
They have made up their minds to set off tomorrow afternoon.他们决定明天下午动身。
settle, establish, fasten, fix
这四个词的共同含义是“使稳定”“使固定”。其区别是：
1.fix强调使稳固于、固定于某一位置、地方或情况中,且难以改变或移动。
2.establish强调使稳固而持久地建立起。例如:
Every possibility has been exploited to establish a number of schools.利用一切可能性建立了许多学校。
The company has established a new system for dealing with complaints.这家公司建立了处理意见的新制度。
3.settle则指“将…置于稳固的、有秩序的或永远的地方或情况中”。例如:
We have settled what we'll discuss at the next meeting.我们已决定下次会议讨论什么内容。
Their grandparents settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈于1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
4.fasten只说明“系”“(使其)固定”这一动作,不强调动作的结果。也可指因出于好奇或向某人征求意见而目不转睛地看。例如:
Please fasten the seatbelt when the plane is about to take off.飞机起飞时请系好安全带。
The stranger fastened on my arm.那个陌生人紧紧抓住我的胳膊。
His eyes fastened upon the beautiful lady.他的眼睛盯住那位美丽的妇人。
settle, calm, quieten
这三个词都有“(使)镇定”的意思。它们之间的差别是:
1.calm强调了先前混乱的状态,然后靠判断力、意志或信仰而恢复正常。
2.settle指采取某种措施、安排而平息了激动或兴奋,使思想和身体处于一种轻松状态。例如:
A vacation will settle your nerves.休假可镇定你的神经。
A word from his father was enough to settle him.他父亲的一句话就足以使他安静下来。
The music will settle my disordered brain.音乐会使我纷乱的心情得到安定。
Have a brandy. It will settle your nerves.喝点白兰地吧,它会使你镇定下来。
Her soft words settled his agitated mind.她的温柔的话语使他焦虑的思绪平静下来。
I'll read a bit before supper to settle my mind.我在晚餐之前读读书使心情平静。
3.quieten强调言谈举止方面外在的暂时平静。例如:
The children were shouting, but they soon quietened down.孩子们大叫大嚷着,但一会儿就安静了下来。
settle, solve
这两个词的共同意思是“解决问题〔纷争〕”。当宾语是argument, dispute, affair, matter等名词时多使用 当宾语是equation, problem, puzzle等名词时,多使用solve。
下面4句话的意思相同：
He hopes to settle in the country.
He hopes to be settled in the country.
He hopes to settle down in the country.
He hopes to be settled down in the country.
他希望在农村安家落户。
下面两句话的意思不同：
A word from his father was enough to settle him.
他父亲一句话就足以使他安静下来。
A word from his father was enough to settle with him.
他父亲一句话就足以使他们和解。
这些动词都含“决定”之意。
:decide侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
:determine指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。
: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。
:settle指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
这些动词均有“居住、定居”之意。
:dwell文学上的用词，口语中通常用live代替。
: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。
: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。
:lodge指短时间或临时住宿。
:inhabit强调人或动物居住在某个地区并已适应某种特殊环境。
:settle侧重指某人定居于城市、国家或地区，而不指居住的住所。
双方最后解决了这个问题。
误 Both sides settled the problem at last.
正 Both sides solved the problem at last.
析 表示“解决问题”,通常要说solve a problem,其中 solve 不能改用settle。 settle的宾语通常可以是 dispute(争执), affair(事务), matter(事情), argument(争论), quarrel(争吵)等。
她安稳地坐下来看书。
误 She settled down reading her book.
正 She settled down to read her book.
析 表示“安稳地坐下来做某事”可用settle down to- v 的结构。 settle down后面跟动词不定式,不跟动词的现在分词形式。
我们安下心来讨论英语俚语的用法。
误 We settled down for a quiet discussion of English slang.
正 We settled down to a quiet discussion of English slang.
析 表示“安下心来做某事”时settle down后可接动词不定式,还可接由介词to引起的短语。to不可换为for。
☆ 直接源自古英语的setl；最初源自该语的setlan，意为一个座位，位置。
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【同义词】
settles:settle n. 有背的长凳vt. 安放, 使定居, 安排, 解决, 决定, 整理, 支付, 使平静vi. 安家, 定居, 停留, 下陷, 沉淀, 决定, 澄清习惯用语settle one's af…
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