1、settlement
(爭議雙方的)正式協議,和解
Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement.
我們一定要達成和平協議
。They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict.
他們不是很有信心能和平解決這場長達 11 年的紛爭
。(通過賠償等達成的)庭外和解
She accepted an out-of-court settlement of 4,000.
她同意支付 4,000 英鎊的庭外和解賠償金
。a libel settlement.
一宗誹謗案的庭外和解
定居點;聚居地
The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
這個村子里只住了 50戶人
。a Muslim settlement.
穆斯林聚居區
2、compensate
賠償;補償
The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.
顯然,官方對物價上漲進行補償的承諾沒有真正兌現
。To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
為了緩解經濟困難,農場主們損失的補貼會得到補償
。彌補(過失或不足)
People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
覺得自卑的人只有通過外在的成就來彌補自己的不足,但往往都做過了頭
。No supportive words could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.
任何表示支持的言語都無法彌補與孩子們分開10年帶給她的痛苦
。