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

• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• 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。
• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I'm not willing to settle for once.
  这是我终生唯一的体验但是我并不满足。
• 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。
• I think we can settle for this outline of the draft resolution.
  决议稿的轮廓可以定下来了。
• Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
  不要只顾着工作，和支付账单。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• 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。
• I'll settle for the chicken and chips.
  我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。