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

• Congressional and White House negotiators have to settle on sector-by-sector reductions.
  国会和白宫必须就各部门的债务削减达成一致意见。
• 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？
• 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。
• We must settle on a place to meet.
  我们必须选个地方见面。
• 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。
• Within the photo node, any number of tags can describe the photograph, but in this example, we settle on date, locale, and comment.
  在photo节点中可以使用任意多个标记来描述照片，但本例中只使用了date、locale和comment。
• But given its hegemonic intent, China is loath to settle on the basis of the status quo.
  但由于中国的霸权意图，它不愿意以现状为基础定下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。