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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• I don't settle for good, or really good.
  我不收为好，或真的很好。
• 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 settle for an "a" in my photography course.
  我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。
• Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
  不要只顾着工作，和支付账单。
• I think I will probably have to settle for what I am now.
  我想我可能得满足于我现在的样子了。
• 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。
• I had hoped to get1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
  我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上1000英镑，后来少卖了很多我也认了。
• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• I can settle for a pay raise and one week on holiday.
  我可以接受的条件是涨薪水，外加一周休假。