settled

英 [ˈsetld]

美 [ˈsetld]

adj.  不大可能变动的; 稳定的; 舒适自在的; (对住所、工作、生活方式等)习惯的
v.  结束(争论、争端等); 解决(分歧、纠纷等); (最终)决定，确定，安排好; 定居
settle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：settled　过去式：settled　

GRE经济

Collins.2 / BNC.11281 / COCA.16274

牛津词典

adj.

• 不大可能变动的；稳定的
  not likely to change or move
  1. settled weather
     持续不变的天气
  2. a settled way of life
     安定的生活方式
• 舒适自在的；（对住所、工作、生活方式等）习惯的
  comfortable and happy with your home, job, way of life, etc.

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 稳定的;固定的;定居的
  If you have asettledway of life, you stay in one place, in one job, or with one person, rather than moving around or changing.
  1. He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner...
     他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
  2. His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
     他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。
• ADJ-GRADED (情况、制度等)固定不变的，无变化的
  Asettledsituation or system stays the same all the time.
  1. Cats are creatures of habit — they seem to appreciate a settled routine...
     猫是一种有固定习性的动物，它们似乎喜欢过一种有规律的生活。
  2. There has been a period of settled weather.
     天气最近一段时间一直没有变化。
• ADJ-GRADED (因长期在某地生活或工作)舒适自在的，适应的,习惯的
  If you feelsettled, you have been living or working in a place long enough to feel comfortable there.
  1. After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
     做了几年外交官后，她还是没有适应。

英英释义

adj

• not changeable
  1. a period of settled weather
• inhabited by colonists
  Synonym:colonizedcolonised
• established in a desired position or place
  1. nomads...absorbed among the settled people
  2. settled areas
  3. I don't feel entirely settled here
  4. the advent of settled civilization
• established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
  1. with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night

双语例句

• I don't know why I settled on Aberdeen, but anyway I did
  我不知道为什么我定居在阿伯丁，尽管如此，我还是这么做了。
• The situation has settled down.
  局势安定了下来。
• He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner
  他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
• He visited Paris and eventually settled there
  他造访了巴黎，并最终在那儿定居下来。
• Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
  既然你已经安顿下来了，为什么不开始正经地学点东西呢？
• America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.
  美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。
• That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
  那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。
• It was settled by compulsory arbitration.
  此事已通过强制性仲裁得到解决。
• They settled the land, dispossessing many of its original inhabitants
  他们在土地上定居，赶走了许多原来的居民。
• Have you got everything settled at home?
  家里都安顿好了吗？