1、settle
解決,結束(爭端、糾紛)
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
他們同意通過談判來努力解決糾紛
。Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences.
雙方都在尋求消除分歧的方法
。庭外和解
In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.
為了爭取庭外和解,莫爾肯同意賠款
。She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court.
如果她同意庭外和解的話,得到的肯定會更多
。付清(欠款);結算(賬單);結(賬)
I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine.
我為我的咖啡和他的兩杯葡萄酒付了賬
。They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.
晚上聚會結束的時候他們和科林結清了賬
。決定;確定;安排好
As far as we're concerned, the matter is settled.
我們這邊已經安排妥當了
。That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下來了,我們今晚交換聯系地址
。2、practically
簡直;幾乎
He'd known the old man practically all his life.
他幾乎打記事起就認識這個老人
。I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.
我認識一些人,他們覺得戒煙幾乎是不可能的
。實際上;實踐上
The course is more practically based than the Masters degree.
該課程比碩士學位課程更注重實踐
。The British are not famed for their philosophy and tend to be more practically minded.
英國人不是以其哲學思想聞名,而是往往更注重實際
。