settle for

英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]

美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]

选择; （尤指）勉强接受，将就

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
  If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.
  1. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
     弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
  2. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
     英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

双语例句

• If she can't do it, she'll settle for world's fattest mom.
  如果她不能做到，她将满足于世界上最胖妈妈的称号。
• You spend too much of your life working to settle for a job that does not inspire you.
  你花费了你的毕生的事业去满足一个并不能激发你的工作。
• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• I'll settle for the chicken and chips.
  我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。
• England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
  英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• I only settle for the very best.
  我只与最优秀的女人上床。
• All three are difficult to achieve and most corporate collaborators settle for one or two.
  这三个目标都很难实现，多数企业合作者实现一两个目标就满足了。
• I'll settle for an "a" in my photography course.
  我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。