单词 | settle down |
释义 | settle down (once / 571 pages) v WORD FAMILY settle down: settled down, settles down USAGE EXAMPLESIn prime time, Barbara Walters started her introduction this way: “If all she did was get Warren Beatty to settle down, that would be enough.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) I fully expect Seb to grow up and get a job, live an independent life, maybe with support, meet a partner and settle down. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) It all escalates so quickly, and then it settles down even quicker, so we're not sure what to believe. Golf Digest(Dec 28, 2016) 1v become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style Syn|Hypo|Hyper root, settle, steady down, take root roost settle down or stay, as if on a roost stabilise, stabilize become stable or more stable 2v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground Syn|Hypo|Hyper settle sediment settle as sediment lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 3v become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. Syn|Hyper calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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