settle for
英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]
美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]
选择; (尤指)勉强接受,将就
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.- Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。 - England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。
- Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
双语例句
- So I had to settle for this comment.
对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。 - There was'nt time to cook the unthawed turkey, so they had to settle for hotdogs.
没有时间做冻火鸡了,所以他们用热狗打发了。 - They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
他们已经宣布要继续战斗,而不是半途而废。 - Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre
弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者,她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。 - I'll have to settle for this beastliness.
我必须把这个该死的问题解决了。 - I'll settle for the chicken and chips.
我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。 - The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
水太浑啦,沉淀一下再用。 - All three are difficult to achieve and most corporate collaborators settle for one or two.
这三个目标都很难实现,多数企业合作者实现一两个目标就满足了。 - You spend too much of your life working to settle for a job that does not inspire you.
你花费了你的毕生的事业去满足一个并不能激发你的工作。 - Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
不要只顾着工作,和支付账单。