settled

英 [ˈsetld]

美 [ˈsetld]

adj. 不大可能变动的; 稳定的; 舒适自在的; (对住所、工作、生活方式等)习惯的
v. 结束(争论、争端等); 解决(分歧、纠纷等); (最终)决定，确定，安排好; 定居
settle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：settled　过去式：settled　

Collins.2 / BNC.11281 / COCA.16274

牛津词典

adj.

不大可能变动的；稳定的
not likely to change or move
1. settled weather
  持续不变的天气
2. a settled way of life
  安定的生活方式
舒适自在的；（对住所、工作、生活方式等）习惯的
comfortable and happy with your home, job, way of life, etc.

ADJ-GRADED 稳定的;固定的;定居的
If you have asettledway of life, you stay in one place, in one job, or with one person, rather than moving around or changing.
1. He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner...
  他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
2. His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
  他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。
ADJ-GRADED (情况、制度等)固定不变的，无变化的
Asettledsituation or system stays the same all the time.
1. Cats are creatures of habit — they seem to appreciate a settled routine...
  猫是一种有固定习性的动物，它们似乎喜欢过一种有规律的生活。
2. There has been a period of settled weather.
  天气最近一段时间一直没有变化。
ADJ-GRADED (因长期在某地生活或工作)舒适自在的，适应的,习惯的
If you feelsettled, you have been living or working in a place long enough to feel comfortable there.
1. After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
  做了几年外交官后，她还是没有适应。

adj

not changeable
1. a period of settled weather
inhabited by colonists
Synonym:colonizedcolonised
established in a desired position or place
1. nomads...absorbed among the settled people
2. settled areas
3. I don't feel entirely settled here
4. the advent of settled civilization
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
1. with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night

His company settled with the American authorities by paying a$ 200 million fine.
他的公司和美国当局达成了和解，同意支付2亿美元的罚款。
This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans
这是欧洲人最早的定居地之一。
Only minor details now remain to be settled.
现在仅剩一些细枝末节的问题需要解决。
The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country.
这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
做了几年外交官后，她还是没有适应。
Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded
一旦杂质沉淀下去，油就可以分级了。
The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later
主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
I don't know why I settled on Aberdeen, but anyway I did
我不知道为什么我定居在阿伯丁，尽管如此，我还是这么做了。
Has the account been settled [ cleared up]?
账清了吗？
That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下来了，我们今晚交换联系地址。