settled

英 [ˈsetld]

美 [ˈsetld]

adj. 不大可能变动的; 稳定的; 舒适自在的; (对住所、工作、生活方式等)习惯的
v. 结束(争论、争端等); 解决(分歧、纠纷等); (最终)决定，确定，安排好; 定居
settle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：settled　过去式：settled　

Collins.2 / BNC.11281 / COCA.16274

牛津词典

adj.

不大可能变动的；稳定的
not likely to change or move
1. settled weather
  持续不变的天气
2. a settled way of life
  安定的生活方式
舒适自在的；（对住所、工作、生活方式等）习惯的
comfortable and happy with your home, job, way of life, etc.

ADJ-GRADED 稳定的;固定的;定居的
If you have asettledway of life, you stay in one place, in one job, or with one person, rather than moving around or changing.
1. He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner...
  他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
2. His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
  他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。
ADJ-GRADED (情况、制度等)固定不变的，无变化的
Asettledsituation or system stays the same all the time.
1. Cats are creatures of habit — they seem to appreciate a settled routine...
  猫是一种有固定习性的动物，它们似乎喜欢过一种有规律的生活。
2. There has been a period of settled weather.
  天气最近一段时间一直没有变化。
ADJ-GRADED (因长期在某地生活或工作)舒适自在的，适应的,习惯的
If you feelsettled, you have been living or working in a place long enough to feel comfortable there.
1. After a few years of being a diplomat, she still didn't feel settled.
  做了几年外交官后，她还是没有适应。

adj

not changeable
1. a period of settled weather
inhabited by colonists
Synonym:colonizedcolonised
established in a desired position or place
1. nomads...absorbed among the settled people
2. settled areas
3. I don't feel entirely settled here
4. the advent of settled civilization
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
1. with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night

They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚会结束的时候他们和科林结清了账。
We saw the therapist four times, and the children have now settled down.
我们去看了四次治疗专家，现在孩子们已经稳定下来了。
This affair has been settled too harshly.
这件事做得太刻薄了。
He decided to lead a more settled life with his partner
他决定和爱人一起过一种更加安定的生活。
This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans
这是欧洲人最早的定居地之一。
His house was the only settled home I had as a child.
他的房子是我儿时唯一固定的家。
I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine
我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
Only minor details now remain to be settled.
现在仅剩一些细枝末节的问题需要解决。
They settled the land, dispossessing many of its original inhabitants
他们在土地上定居，赶走了许多原来的居民。
She'd married some American and settled down over there.
她嫁给了一位美国人，并在那边定居了。