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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• He helped me settle on which car to buy.
  他帮助我决定买哪一辆车。
• 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。
• If man should be able to settle on the moon, I would be among the first.
  如果人类能移居月球，我绝对是第一批。
• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• But it will not be bored to the study of philosophical discussion of the day special theory of relativity or the human ability to settle on Mars and be too worried.
  但也不会无聊到整天研究哲学讨论狭义相对论或人类能否移居火星而过分担忧。
• We must settle on a place to meet.
  我们必须选个地方见面。
• 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。