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 am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
  我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。
• They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
  他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
• I don't settle for good, or really good.
  我不收为好，或真的很好。
• Maybe you got to settle for a second-rate job.
  或许你开始满足于一个二流的工作。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
  不要只顾着工作，和支付账单。
• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• In that case, you may settle for better compensation or a new job title with added responsibility.
  这样的话，你可能会得到更好的补偿，或者得到新的工作头衔，肩负更重大的责任。
• I'll settle for the chicken and chips.
  我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。