settled 音标拼音: [s'ɛtəld]
a . 固定的,决定的,不变的,永久的
固定的,决定的,不变的,永久的
settled adj 1 :
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt ; "
with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night " [
ant : {
unsettled }]
2 :
established in a desired position or place ;
not moving about ;
"
nomads ...
absorbed among the settled people "; "
settled areas "; "
I don '
t feel entirely settled here "; "
the advent of settled civilization " [
ant : {
unsettled }]
3 :
inhabited by colonists [
synonym : {
colonized }, {
colonised },
{
settled }]
4 :
not changeable ; "
a period of settled weather "
Settle \
Set "
tle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Settled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Settling }.] [
OE .
setlen ,
AS .
setlan . [
root ]
154 .
See {
Settle },
n .
In senses 7 ,
8 ,
and 9 perhaps confused with OE .
sahtlen to reconcile ,
AS .
sahtlian ,
fr .
saht reconciliation ,
sacon to contend ,
dispute .
Cf . {
Sake }.]
1 .
To place in a fixed or permanent condition ;
to make firm ,
steady ,
or stable ;
to establish ;
to fix ;
esp .,
to establish in life ;
to fix in business ,
in a home ,
or the like .
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And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him ,
until he was ashamed . --
2 Kings viii .
11 .
(
Rev .
Ver .)
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The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son . --
Dryden .
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2 .
To establish in the pastoral office ;
to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church ,
society ,
or parish ;
as ,
to settle a minister . [
U .
S .]
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3 .
To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition ;
to render quiet ;
to still ;
to calm ;
to compose .
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God settled then the huge whale -
bearing lake .
--
Chapman .
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Hoping that sleep might settle his brains . --
Bunyan .
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4 .
To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink ;
to render pure or clear ; --
said of a liquid ;
as ,
to settle coffee ,
or the grounds of coffee .
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5 .
To restore or bring to a smooth ,
dry ,
or passable condition ; --
said of the ground ,
of roads ,
and the like ;
as ,
clear weather settles the roads .
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6 .
To cause to sink ;
to lower ;
to depress ;
hence ,
also ,
to render close or compact ;
as ,
to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it .
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7 .
To determine ,
as something which is exposed to doubt or question ;
to free from unscertainty or wavering ;
to make sure ,
firm ,
or constant ;
to establish ;
to compose ;
to quiet ;
as ,
to settle the mind when agitated ;
to settle questions of law ;
to settle the succession to a throne ;
to settle an allowance .
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It will settle the wavering ,
and confirm the doubtful . --
Swift .
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8 .
To adjust ,
as something in discussion ;
to make up ;
to compose ;
to pacify ;
as ,
to settle a quarrel .
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9 .
To adjust ,
as accounts ;
to liquidate ;
to balance ;
as ,
to settle an account .
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10 .
Hence ,
to pay ;
as ,
to settle a bill . [
Colloq .] --
Abbott .
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11 .
To plant with inhabitants ;
to colonize ;
to people ;
as ,
the French first settled Canada ;
the Puritans settled New England ;
Plymouth was settled in 1620 .
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{
To settle on }
or {
To settle upon },
(
a )
to confer upon by permanent grant ;
to assure to . "
I .
. .
have settled upon him a good annuity ." --
Addison .
(
b )
to choose ;
to decide on ; --
sometimes with the implication that the choice is not ideal ,
but the best available .
{
To settle the land } (
Naut .),
to cause it to sink ,
or appear lower ,
by receding from it .
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Syn :
To fix ;
establish ;
regulate ;
arrange ;
compose ;
adjust ;
determine ;
decide .
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232 Moby Thesaurus words for "
settled ":
SOL ,
acquitted ,
agreed ,
all bets off ,
all off ,
all over ,
all up ,
all up with ,
anchored ,
arranged ,
ascertained ,
assigned ,
assured ,
at an end ,
attested ,
authenticated ,
beat ,
beaten ,
bent ,
bested ,
borne out ,
canceled ,
certain ,
certified ,
chronic ,
circumstantiated ,
colonized ,
compacted ,
complete ,
concluded ,
confirmed ,
confounded ,
constant ,
contracted ,
corroborated ,
covenanted ,
dead ,
decided ,
decisive ,
deep -
dyed ,
deep -
engraven ,
deep -
fixed ,
deep -
grounded ,
deep -
laid ,
deep -
rooted ,
deep -
seated ,
deep -
set ,
deep -
settled ,
defeated ,
defunct ,
deleted ,
demonstrated ,
deployed ,
determinate ,
determined ,
discharged ,
discomfited ,
done ,
done for ,
done in ,
done with ,
down ,
dyed -
in -
the -
wool ,
embedded ,
embosomed ,
embossed ,
empeopled ,
emplaced ,
ended ,
engaged ,
engrafted ,
engraved ,
ensconced ,
entrenched ,
established ,
etched ,
expended ,
expunged ,
extinct ,
fallen ,
fast ,
fastened ,
fini ,
finished ,
firm ,
firmly established ,
fixed ,
flinty ,
floored ,
graven ,
guaranteed ,
hired ,
hors de combat ,
immovable ,
implanted ,
impressed ,
imprinted ,
in the bag ,
incorrigible ,
inculcated ,
indelibly impressed ,
infixed ,
inflexible ,
ingrained ,
ingrown ,
inhabited ,
installed ,
instilled ,
intent ,
inveterate ,
inwrought ,
irreversible ,
kaput ,
lambasted ,
lathered ,
licked ,
liquidated ,
located ,
long -
established ,
loyal ,
made sure ,
nailed down ,
occupied ,
old -
line ,
on a rock ,
on bedrock ,
on ice ,
on the skids ,
open -
and -
shut ,
outdone ,
over ,
overborne ,
overcome ,
overmastered ,
overmatched ,
overpowered ,
overridden ,
overthrown ,
overturned ,
overwhelmed ,
paid ,
paid in full ,
panicked ,
peopled ,
perfected ,
placed ,
planted ,
populated ,
populous ,
positioned ,
posted ,
postpaid ,
prepaid ,
promised ,
proved ,
proven ,
put to rout ,
receipted ,
remitted ,
resolute ,
resolved ,
riveted ,
rooted ,
routed ,
ruined ,
salaried ,
scattered ,
sealed ,
seated ,
secure ,
set ,
set at rest ,
settled in habit ,
shot ,
shown ,
signed ,
silenced ,
situate ,
situated ,
skinned ,
skinned alive ,
sot ,
spent ,
spotted ,
stabilized ,
stampeded ,
staple ,
stated ,
stationed ,
staunch ,
steadfast ,
steady ,
steely ,
stipulated ,
substantiated ,
sworn ,
tenanted ,
terminated ,
tested ,
thorough ,
through ,
through with ,
tried ,
trimmed ,
trounced ,
true ,
unbending ,
undeflectable ,
undertaken ,
undone ,
unflappable ,
unshaken ,
unswerving ,
unyielding ,
upset ,
validated ,
verified ,
vested ,
waged ,
warranted ,
washed up ,
well -
established ,
well -
founded ,
well -
grounded ,
well -
set ,
well -
settled ,
whelmed ,
whipped ,
wiped out ,
worsted ,
wound up ,
zapped
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