| 词汇 | settle on/upon somebody/something |
| 释义 | settle on/upon somebody/somethingsettle on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CHOOSEto decide or agree on something 决定，同意〔某事〕 They haven’t settled on a name for the baby yet. 他们尚未决定给宝宝取什么名字。 b) settle something on somebody British EnglishBrE formalBF to make a formal arrangement to give money or property to someone 〔正式安排〕把〔金钱或财产〕赠与某人 She settled a small yearly sum on each of her children. 她每年给她每个子女一小笔钱。 Examples from the Corpus settle on/upon • She settled on a one-pound sack of cookies for about $ 1.• A look of stony fury settled on his face: she had offended him mortally.• Similar claims by the reinstated officers against other news media had been settled on payment of agreed damages amounting to £40,000.• He finally settled on Reno, then the Dade Country, Fla., prosecutor.• A drizzly dusk was settling on the city and the imminence of nightfall had an instantly erosive effect on her confidence.• Hence, they settled upon the splitting idea, and might yet carry it further.• The flies are allowed to settle on the surface and are left to their own devices.• They don't actually remove pollutants; they cause the particles to settle on walls, floors, table tops and fabrics. → settle on/upon somebody/something at settle(PHRASAL VERB) |
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