settle for
英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]
美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]
选择; (尤指)勉强接受,将就
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.- Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。 - England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
- Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
双语例句
- England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。 - There was'nt time to cook the unthawed turkey, so they had to settle for hotdogs.
没有时间做冻火鸡了,所以他们用热狗打发了。 - I had hoped to get1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上1000英镑,后来少卖了很多我也认了。 - If she can't do it, she'll settle for world's fattest mom.
如果她不能做到,她将满足于世界上最胖妈妈的称号。 - I think I'll settle for smaller mugs, thank you!
我想我会好好解决小茶杯,谢谢! - So I had to settle for this comment.
对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。 - I'll have to settle for this beastliness.
我必须把这个该死的问题解决了。 - It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I'm not willing to settle for once.
这是我终生唯一的体验但是我并不满足。 - All three are difficult to achieve and most corporate collaborators settle for one or two.
这三个目标都很难实现,多数企业合作者实现一两个目标就满足了。 - Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre
弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。