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。