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 would also be unlikely for him to settle on an image of a weirwood.
  而且他也不大可能使用鱼梁木图像。
• Flies and other insects settle on plants growing on the banks.
  苍蝇和其他昆虫停落在沿河岸生长的草木上。
• 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。
• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• He helped me settle on which car to buy.
  他帮助我决定买哪一辆车。
• 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？
• 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。
• The child may have trouble achieving any sense of stability at all, or he may settle on behaviors that enable him to maintain a sense of order at the cost of further development.
  儿童可能具有获得任何稳定感觉的困难，或者他可能使用行为处理，以使他能够维持某种秩序感，这是未来发展所必需的。