set shot /?ow/7 (in basketball 篮球)‘ a
shot using both hands, made while standing still 定位投篮i(指立定•双r手
投篮）
set
square (6r£) {NAmE tri-angle) holm an instrument for drawing straight lines and
angles, made from a flat piece of plastic or metal in the shape of a triangle
with one angle of 90°三角板；三角尺
sett
(also
set) /set/ noun a hole in the ground
where a BADGER lives —穴
set.tee
/se'ti:/
(8r£) a long comfortaWe seat with a back and
arms, for two or more people to sit on 长沙发 SOFA, COUCH
set-ter /'seta(r)/ noun 1 a large dog with long
hair, sometimes used in hunting. There are several types of setter.蹲伏猎狗，塞特种猎犬（体大毛长，有几个品种）
2
(often in compounds:常构成复合词）a person who sets sth制订者;规定者；安排者：a quiz sett^•命题人 —see also jet-setter, pacesetter, trendsetter
set-ting /'setir)/ noun 1 a set of surroundings;
the place at which sth. happens 环境；.背.景：a rural/an ideai/a beauti/iil々mfdyHic, etc. setting.乡村，理想、.优美、田
园等的环境◊ ft w〇5 the per/ect setting/or a Christmas•环境气氛无可挑剔,，正是个美好的圣诞节所
需要的。〇 note
at environment 2 the place and time at
which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place (戏剧、小说等的）情节背;:
short stories with a contemporary setring以;当代生活为背景的短篇小说
3
a position at which the
controls on a machine can be set, to set the speed, height, temperature, etc.(机器上
调节速度、高度、温度等的）挡，级，A:rhepe//orm- ance 〇/the engine was tested at
ch)5fere/it settings, ■引擎
的性能在不同的挡上做了试验。4 (wt/s/_c音）music written to go with a poem, et。（为诗等谱的）曲.： Schubert’s setting 〇/a
poem by Goethe 舒伯特为.歌德的一
..首诗谱的曲 5 a
piece of metal in which a precious stone
is fixed to form a piece of jewellery (镶嵌宝石 的）底座，底板，托板 Sa
complete set of equipment for eating with (knife, fork, spoon, glass, etc.) for one person，arranged on a table (摆在桌上供一人角的）一 套餐具：apZace setting—伞座也昀整套餐具
Set*tle
/'setl/
verb,
noun u verb
►
END ARGUMENT.结，束纷争；1 to put an end to an argument or a disagreement.结束（争论、.争端等
解决（分歧、纠纷等）：[VN] to settle a
dispute/an argumen(/a matter 解决争端 / 争论 / 事情◊ ft’s time you settled your differences with your father,
解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。◊ [V] There is pressure on the unions to settie•工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。.◊ The company has agreed to
settle
out of
court
(= come to an agreement without going to court).那家公司同意
庭外解决。
►
DECIDE/ARRANGE 决定；安排 2 to decide or arrange sth finally (最终）决定，确定，安排好：[VM] [often passive}: Itfs all settled—we're leaving on the
切都定下来了——我们乘九点的航班走。◊ Bob wiH be there? That settles it.
J’m not comfng•鲍勃会去吗.？ 那好，我就不去了。0 He had to settle his affairs ,(=arrange all his
personal business) in Paris before he couW return home.他得把他在巴黎的事情料理好才能回
家。[also VN thati
►
CHOOSE PERMANENT HOME 选择永夂住地 3 [V +fldv./^?.] to
make a place your permanent home ‘定居：She settled in Vienna q/ifer her/atfter’s
death.父亲死后，她就
在维也纳定居了々4 (of a group of pe叩le —批人）to make your
permanent home in a country or an area as colonists殖民;作为移民在殖民地定居：[VNHusuaHy passive] ： This
region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century.荷I•兰:人;于•十九世纪来到'‘这地'区定 居。[also:V]
INTO
COMFORTABLE P0SITI0N/STATE，进入舒适的位置 / 状 态 5 〜（back) to make yourself or sb else comfortaWe in a new
position 使处于舒适的位置：[V] EHie settled bacfc in
her seat.■埃利舒适地靠着輪背坐下、。o [VN] He settled hinisd/com/artaWy m his
us«a! chair.他在自己惯常坐的
椅子土舒舒服服地坐下来。◊ / retried her on the so/a and put a Wanfcet
over her.我把她放在沙发上安顿好，给她盖
了^条毯子。€ [VN +adv./prep.] to put sth carefully in a
(使）平静下来，安静下来，定下心来：[v] rhe baby wouWn’t
settle•婴儿安静不下来。◊ [VN] J took a piH to Mp settle my nerves. _吃了七知药,0放松一下神经。◊ 77iis shouW settle your stomach.这样你的胃应该就不难
受了 V
4
COIV^ TO REST 停留丨 8 [V]〜(on/over sth) to fall
from above and come to rest on sth; to stay for some time on sth 降落；停留：Dust.had settied on
everything.到处落 满灰尘」◊ Two
birds Retried on the/ence.两只鸟落在篱 ® Ji 〇 〇 I
donft think the snow will settle [= remain on the ground
without melting).我看这雪积不住。◊
His gaze
serried on her/ace.他的目光_在她脸上。
5
SINK DOWN 沉降 9 to
sink slowly down; to make sth do this (使）沉降，:下陷，变得密实：[V] 77ie contents 〇/ the pacfcage may have settled in transit•包裹里的东西亩
能在运输途中摇密实了。[also VN]
6
PAY MONEY 付钱 10 〜sth | ~ (up) (with sb) to pay the money that
you owe 付清（欠款）；结算；结[VN] PZease settZe your
biH be/ore leaving the ^你丨.请您先结
账再离开旅奋。◊ TTie insurance co爪pany is reusing .to settie her daim.保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。◊ [V] Let me settle with you
/or the .med.我来把饭费付给你。
〇 111 pay now—we can settie up Zater•现来付也
咱们，以后再算。
settle a 'score/an ac
count (with sb) | settle an score to hurt or punish sb
who has harmed or cheated you in the past ( 某人）算账，清算旧账；报 复■(' 某人’）.'Who would d〇 such a thing?' 'Maybe someone with an o〖d
score to settle. ’“ 谁做得出这样兩事
呢？” “也许是结有宿怨的人吧。” 一more at dust n.
.settle 'dowh 1 to get into a
comfortable position, either sitting or lying 舒适地坐卞(或躺下）： JsettZed down with a boo/c•我，表一本书，.考;舒販服地坐
..下：2 to start to have a quieter way of life, living in one
place (徉某地j寅唐下来，过:安定的生佘：When are you gofng to get
married and settle down?你打算叶 么时候成家，安定下来？，ettle'down丨，settle sb— down to become or make sb
become calm, less excited, etc.(使某人）安静下来，平静下来：ft dways takes the class a
while to settle down at the start of the 那个班一上课总得球一会儿才能安静下来。settle (down) to sth to begin to give your
attention to sth.开 始认真对待；定下心来做：I7iey/i/TaHy settled down to a discussion 〇/the main issues.他们终于开始讨论一些主要
问题了◊ He /ound it hard to settle to his
work.他觉‘ 定不下心来工作。_sett丨e for sth to accept sth that is
not exactly what you want but is the best that is avail- able 勉强金受；将就：J/i t/ie end th^y had to
sett/e/or a draw.最后，他们只好接受平局的结果。oJcou/dn’t afford the house 1
really wanted, so I had to settle for secorni best我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而
求其次了。，settle _in | ,settle 'into sth to move into a new home,
job, etc. and start to feel comfortable there 安顿下来；习惯于::(新居i ;适应（新工作）：How are
the fcids settZi/ig into their new schooZ?孩子们在新学年习
惯了:吗？ ’settle on sth.，to choose or make a
decision about sth after thinking about it 选定；决定：ffave you settied on a name/or the baby yet?你给邊子起好名字没
有？ ’settle
sth on sb (/aw
律).to
formally arrange to give money or property to sb，especially in a will 转让 (钱财）；（尤指在遗嘱中）.赠与
noun an old-fashioned p»ece of furniture with a long wooden seat
and a high back and arms, often also with a box for storing things under the
seat 高背长椅（老式
木家具，有扶手，3：f多带柜:’y;
set-tied /'setld/ adj. 1 not likely to change
or move ^ 大可能变动的；稳定的：此tt〖ed weather持续芣变的关气
◊
a settZed way o/h/e 安定的李活古式 2 comfortable and happy with your home，job, way of life, etc.舒适'自在 的；（对住所、工作、生活方式等）习惯的CEHunset-
TLED
settle.ment
/.setlmant/
nown 1 .[C】 an official agreement that ends an argument between
two people or groups (解决纷争的）协议：to negotiate a peace