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

• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• 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。
• 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。
• That is why the eurozone must settle on a balanced package, not excessive reliance on structural reforms.
  这就是欧元区必须拿出一套平衡的方案（不过度依赖于结构性改革）的原因。
• Would you settle on a station?
  你可以选定一个台吗？
• Within the photo node, any number of tags can describe the photograph, but in this example, we settle on date, locale, and comment.
  在photo节点中可以使用任意多个标记来描述照片，但本例中只使用了date、locale和comment。
• "It's just going to settle on the mast," said Caspian.
  就要歇落在桅杆上了。凯斯宾说。
• 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。
• But it will not be bored to the study of philosophical discussion of the day special theory of relativity or the human ability to settle on Mars and be too worried.
  但也不会无聊到整天研究哲学讨论狭义相对论或人类能否移居火星而过分担忧。
• 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。