| 释义 |
settle down A. intransitive verb ① (make oneself comfortable) 歇息 xiēxi ▸ to settle down to do sth; 坐下来做某事 ▸ everybody settled down to listen to the music 大家都坐下来听音乐 ▸ it's time to settle down for the night 到了晚上睡觉的时间了 ② ▸ to settle down to sth (apply oneself to) 开始认真对待某事物 kāishǐ rènzhēn duìdài mǒu shìwù ③ (calm down) «person, situation, country» 平静下来 píngjìng xialai ④ (marry) 成家 chéngjiā ⑤ (become more stable) 过安定的生活 guò āndìng de shēnghuó B. transitive verb ① [settle sb down] (into sitting position) 使舒服地坐下 shǐ shūfu de zuòxia ; (into recumbent position) 使舒服地躺下 shǐ shūfu de tǎngxia ② [settle sth down] (make calm) 使平静下来 shǐ píngjìng xialai |