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

• 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。
• Instead we settle on becoming creatures of habit.
  我们决定成为了习惯动物。
• Try to settle on a time when the job will be done.
  尝试解决一个时间作业时，将得到伸张。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• "It's just going to settle on the mast," said Caspian.
  就要歇落在桅杆上了。凯斯宾说。
• 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。
• That is why the eurozone must settle on a balanced package, not excessive reliance on structural reforms.
  这就是欧元区必须拿出一套平衡的方案（不过度依赖于结构性改革）的原因。
• 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。