settlement

['setlmənt]

n.解决, 结算, 协议, 安置, 殖民, 定居

n.

1. 解决[U][C]

the settlement of differences

分歧的解决

2. 清算, 结帐[U][C]

the settlement of an account

结帐

3. 殖民; 定居[U]

4. 殖民地; 新拓居地; 租界[C]

The British Empire had many settlements.

大英帝国有许多殖民地

5. 沉降; 沉陷[U]

6. 安顿, 安身[U]

7. 【律】财产授与; 依法设定的财产[U][C][(+on/upon)]

8. 社会福利团体[C]

词形变化

名词复数：settlements

词义辨析

同义:

n.结论, 决定, 合同, 协作, 整顿

completion  conclusion  resolution  decision  confirmation  arbitration  agreement  appointment  arrangement  compromise  negotiation  disposition

n.维修

maintenance  reapir  upkeep  servicing

v.修理

maintain  repair  fix  tune up  overhaul  restore  recondition

n.移民, 迁移, 居留

colonization  naturalization  settling  populating  peopling  migration

n.殖民地, 所用物, 财产

colony  encampment  possession  dependency  community  village  outpost

n.支付, 缴纳, 补偿

satisfaction  payment  liquidation  defrayal  defrayment  quittance  recompense  payment of debt  clearance

n.调停, 抚慰, 劝解, 缓和

reconciliation  conciliation  rapprochement  propitiation  accommodation  placation  

同义参见:

determination  understanding  treaty  compound  peace  compensation  disposal  

英英释义

名词 settlement:

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

同义词：colony

a community of people smaller than a town

同义词：village, small town

a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

同义词：colonization, colonisation

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

同义词：resolution, closure

an area where a group of families live together

termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

同义词：liquidation

补充

settlementsettlement英:[ˈsetlmənt] 美:[ˈsɛtlmənt]n.1.解决, 和解, 协议The terms of settlement seem just.和解的条件似乎是公道的。2.移民3.移居地, 新住宅区He took up his settlement in a new house.他在新屋居住下来。4.〈律〉金钱或财产的转让(契约); 转让的金钱或财产5.结算, 清偿

例句

1. The village is a settlement of just 50 houses.这个村子只住了50户人。 2. She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4,000.她同意以4,000英镑庭外和解。 3. settlement day结算日 4. unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement.工会成功达成了工资协议。 5. [mass noun]the settlement of the Palestinian problem.巴勒斯坦问题的解决。 6. the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver's insurance firm.该赔偿金额是由为驾车人保险的公司作为庭外和解付出的。 7. the little settlement of Buttermere.巴特米尔小居民点。 8. a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography.地理环境制约人们定居的大陆。 9. Israel's settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories.以色列在被占领土上的移民行动。 10. Philippa brought him her handsome dower settlement from the Warwick estates.弗丽帕给他带来了亡夫在沃里克的可观的地产。 11. a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced.因地面下沉而开裂的边界墙将重修。 12. a divorce settlement离婚协议 13. the settlement of a dispute解决争端 14. There is believed to have been a prehistoric settlement on this site.据认为这地方在史前有过一个居民点。 15. the settlement of the American West美国西部的开拓 16. I got the house in the divorce settlement.我在这份离婚协议中分到了房子。 17. The parties have not been able to reach/negotiate a settlement in the case.各方未能在这一问题上达成一致。 18. an out-of-court settlement [=an agreement made to avoid a court case]庭外和解 19. a cash settlement现金结算款 20. a settlement of two million dollars = a two-million-dollar settlement两百万美元的结算款 21. We were hoping for a quick settlement of the dispute between the neighbors.我们希望邻里纠纷能迅速和解。 22. the settlement of our debts我们债务的清偿 23. "He paid $20,000 in settlement of a loan."他支付了2万美元，清偿贷款。 24. English settlements in North America英国人在北美的拓居地 25. This was the island's first colonial settlement.这是岛上最早的殖民拓居地。 26. The rifle played a big role in the early settlement of North America.步枪在早期的北美殖民地开拓中发挥了巨大作用。 27. They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.他们偶然发现了一处古代村落的废墟。