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settle for

英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]

美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]

选择; (尤指)勉强接受,将就

柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
    If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.
    1. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
      弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
    2. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
      英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

双语例句

  • I'll settle for an "a" in my photography course.
    我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。
  • I think we can settle for this outline of the draft resolution.
    决议稿的轮廓可以定下来了。
  • I think I will probably have to settle for what I am now.
    我想我可能得满足于我现在的样子了。
  • I'll have to settle for this beastliness.
    我必须把这个该死的问题解决了。
  • If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
    如果你不源于冒不平常的风险,你就只能沦于平凡。
  • Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre
    弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
  • I think I'll settle for smaller mugs, thank you!
    我想我会好好解决小茶杯,谢谢!
  • All three are difficult to achieve and most corporate collaborators settle for one or two.
    这三个目标都很难实现,多数企业合作者实现一两个目标就满足了。
  • You spend too much of your life working to settle for a job that does not inspire you.
    你花费了你的毕生的事业去满足一个并不能激发你的工作。
  • We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.
    我们到旅馆时已很晚,只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间。