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

• So I had to settle for this comment.
  对于这些评论我还是感到挺满足的。
• 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。
• They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
  他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
• 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。
• If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
  如果你不源于冒不平常的风险，你就只能沦于平凡。
• We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.
  我们到旅馆时已很晚，只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• He was wise to accept this and settle for what was possible.
  他明智地接受了这一事实，并为可能的目标而努力。
• 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。
• I think we can settle for this outline of the draft resolution.
  决议稿的轮廓可以定下来了。