settlement

英['setlmənt] 美['setlmənt]
  • n. 解决；结算；协议；安置；殖民；定居
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 解决
    2. 殖民（地）
    3. 定居
    4. 新拓居地
    5. 清算
    6. 租界
    7. 沉陷
    8. 安顿
    9. 安身
    10. 【律】财产授与
    11. 社会福利团体
    12. 决定
    13. 沉淀
    14. 协议
    15. 镇定
    n. (名词)
    1. [C] [U] 解决，和解，协议 act of deciding or arranging sth;agreement
    2. [C] 移居地，新住宅区 the place where they have settled
    3. [C] 金钱或财产的转让(契约);转让的金钱或财产 (document stating the) terms on which money or property is given to sb;money or property given in this way
    4. [C] [U] 结算，清偿 payment

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government;

    "the American colony in Paris"

  2. a community of people smaller than a town

  3. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

  4. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies;

    "the British colonization of America"

  5. something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;

    "they finally reached a settlement with the union"
    "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
    "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

  6. an area where a group of families live together

  7. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

双语例句

1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
这个村子里只住了50户人。

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2. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
综合性的社区具有比以前更加光明的前景。

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3. Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.
现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。

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4. In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.
在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。

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5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
没有他们的同意，不可能达成政治上的和解。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. There is no prospect of a settlement of the dispute.
      这场纠纷根本不可能获得解决。
    2. Negotiators are looking for a peaceful settlement to the dispute.
      谈判双方正寻求和平解决争端的办法。
    3. After much discussion the negotiators hammered out a compromise settlement.
      双方经多次谈判达成一项折衷的解决办法。
    4. I enclose a cheque in settlement of your account.
      兹附支票一张以结清贵处帐目。
    5. The pressure is now on the unions to reach a settlement.
      目前正对各工会施加压力，要他们达成协议。
    6. They hope to be able to patch together a temporary settlement.
      他们希望能草草搭成一个临时安置区。
    7. The long French sojourn in Canada before English settlement has left its marks.
      在英国殖民者之前，法国人在加拿大的长期居留也留下了痕迹。
    8. He took up his settlement in a new house.
      他在新屋居住下来。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. All hopes of a peaceful settlement were destroyed by his speech.
      和平解决的希望都被他的讲话打破了。
    2. He took up his settlement in a new house.
      他在新屋居住下来。
    3. The old man made a settlement on his youngest daughter when she married.
      当小女儿出嫁时，这位老人给了她一笔钱财。
    4. The money in the bag was in settlement of your account.
      袋子里的钱用来付账。

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