变得平静、安静,或不再激动不安,尤指在兴奋之后。
"It took the children a long time to settle down after the birthday party."
变得平静,或开始过稳定的家庭生活。
不再吵闹或坐立不安而平静下来,或开始在一个地方安稳生活并组建家庭。
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变得平静、安静,或不再激动不安,尤指在兴奋之后。
"It took the children a long time to settle down after the birthday party."
开始在一个地方过稳定生活,通常指建立长期关系、结婚或生孩子。
"After years of travelling, he finally decided to settle down and buy a house."
在某个地方或情境中安顿下来,并开始专心做事。
"She settled down with a cup of tea and started reading the report."
指某种局面或时期在一段变化或困难之后变得稳定、没那么动荡。
"The markets took a few weeks to settle down after the shock announcement."
在日常英语中非常常见。“家庭生活”义常带有结婚生子的文化期待。也常用来让孩子安静下来(settle down, class!)。及物用法(settle someone down)也很常见。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
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