settlement
英 ['set(?)lm(?)nt]
美['s?tlm?nt]
- n. 解決，處理；[會(huì)計(jì)] 結(jié)算；沉降；殖民
英英釋意
- 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
- 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;
- "the 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
雙語例句
- 1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
- 這個(gè)村子里只住了50戶人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
- 綜合性的社區(qū)具有比以前更加光明的前景。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.
- 現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)委派官員著手起草解決方案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.
- 在法庭訟案中，他們提出和解費(fèi)數(shù)額太少。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
- 沒有他們的同意，不可能達(dá)成政治上的和解。
來自柯林斯例句