settle for

对 ... 感到满足, 勉强认可

例句与用法:

I want£500 for my car and I won't settle for less.

我的汽车要价是五百镑,少了不行。

Let me settle for all of you.

让我替你们大家付帐吧。

I want$20,000 for my car and won't settle for less.

我的车子要卖两万美元,少于这价钱就不行。

I had hoped to get 1000 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,後来少卖了很多也认了。



词形变化:

形容词: settleable | 动词过去式: settled | 动词过去分词: settled | 动词现在分词: settling | 动词第三人称单数: settles |

详细释义:

勉强接受

We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.

我们到旅馆时已很晚, 只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间。

Since money was tight, we settled for a short trip to the south.

既然钱紧了一点, 我们退而求其次, 来一趟短期的南部之旅。

I want $2000 for my car and I won't settle for less.

我要两千美元才卖车, 低于这个价我可不干。