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

• 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。
• It may be that you settle on the amount you'll accept at a new job, or a raise for a job you have now.
  可能是你决定了对将要接受的新工作开多少价，又或者是你就目前的工作而要求加薪。
• Can we at least settle on a date for our next meeting?
  我们至少能决定下次会面的日期吗？
• We must settle on a place to meet.
  我们必须选个地方见面。
• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• "It's just going to settle on the mast," said Caspian.
  就要歇落在桅杆上了。凯斯宾说。
• I can't even settle on a restaurant.
  我都不知道选哪家餐馆。
• I finally settled on a Mercedes estate.
  我最后决定买一辆梅塞德斯客货两用车。
• 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。