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settle down


phrasal verb with settleverbuk /ˈset.əl/ us /ˈset̬.əl/

(FEEL COMFORTABLE)


B2(alsosettle into somewhere)
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it: 安顿下来,习惯于新环境
She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.她很快适应了新居/新工作/新学校的生活。
(alsosettle into somewhere)
to become calmer:
OK everybody, settle down.
I'm glad to hear things are settling down for you guys.
The children soon settled down and started their work.
Come on, have a cup of tea and settle down.
Have you settled down in your new house yet?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Adapting and attuning to something
accustom yourself to something
accustomed
accustomed to something
adaptability
adaptable
bearing
find your feetidiom
get into the swing of it/thingsidiom
get into your strideidiom
habituate
habituated
learn to live with somethingidiom
manner
plug (something/someone) into something
second nature
settle
settle in
swing
used
weaned

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Calm and relaxed

(MAKE HOME)


C1
to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner: (通常与伴侣)定居,安定下来
Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.最终我想安定下来生儿育女,但现在还不是时候。
I can't see him ever settling down and getting a job.
After years as a travelling journalist, she settled down in Ireland.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Living or sleeping somewhere
abide
co-resident
co-residential
domiciled
dwell
inhospitable
inhospitably
live in
live in sinidiom
live out
lodge
populate
reoccupation
repopulate
repopulation
reside
residence
settle
slum
tenancy

settle (someone) down


phrasal verb with settleverbuk /ˈset.əl/ us /ˈset̬.əl/
C2
to become quiet and calm, or to make someone become quiet and calm: (使)安静下来;(使)平静下来
Come on all of you, stop talking and settle down please!好了,大家别吵了,请安静!
They settled down on the sofa to watch the film.他们安静下来坐到沙发上看电影。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to become calm or make someone calm
calm downDad was really angry and it was a long time before he calmed down.
calmHe calmed the crying baby.
settle downChildren, settle down and take your seats!
simmer downOkay, simmer down - no one's trying to upset you.
cool down/offWhy don't you go for a walk and cool off?
chill outMum, chill out! I'll be home before midnight, I promise!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Calming and relaxing
appease
assuage
balls-to-the-wall
bask
bread
calm
chill
let/blow off steamidiom
lie down
lighten something up
lull
lull someone into something
melt
relaxation
self-soothe
settle
shirt
simmer
simmer down
slow down

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Reassuring

settle down | American Dictionary


settle down


phrasal verb with settleverbus/ˈset̬·əl/
to become quieter:
OK, everybody, settle down.
Someone who settles down accepts responsibilities and lives a calmer life:
He settled down after he married Vicki.
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