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

• I can't even settle on a restaurant.
  我都不知道选哪家餐馆。
• They could not settle on where top spend the holiday.
  他们还决定不了到哪儿去度假。
• 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。
• 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 developing countries led by China, India and Brazil now have an opportunity, if they can settle on a suitable nominee, to wrest leadership from the West.
  但以中国、印度和巴西为首的发展中国家现在有了一个从西方手中夺取领导权的机会，如果它们能就推举一位合适的候选人达成一致。
• 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。
• You must stop juggling the bus-times around and settle on a fixed timetable.
  你们得把公共汽车的时间表固定下来，不要老是把行车时间变来变去。
• But remember, signing bonuses are taxed as regular income, so that's something to keep in mind as you settle on a figure.
  但是要记住，签约费是和普通收入一样要征税，所以在你定这个数目的时候要记住这点。
• I told my plan to the captain, and between us we settle on the details of its accomplishment.
  我把我的计划告诉了船长，然后我俩开始讨论实施过程中的一些具体细节。
• 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。