settling 音标拼音: [s'ɛtəlɪŋ] [s'ɛtlɪŋ]
n . 沉淀物
沈淀物
settling 安顿
settling n 1 :
a gradual sinking to a lower level [
synonym : {
settling },
{
subsiding }, {
subsidence }]
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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Settling \
Set "
tling \,
n .
1 .
The act of one who ,
or that which ,
settles ;
the act of establishing one '
s self ,
of colonizing ,
subsiding ,
adjusting ,
etc .
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2 .
pl .
That which settles at the bottom of a liquid ;
lees ;
dregs ;
sediment . --
Milton .
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{
Settling day },
a day for settling accounts ,
as in the stock market .
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