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

• Listen, I'd settle for those shoes.
  听着，给我那对鞋便好了。
• I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
  我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。
• Maybe you got to settle for a second-rate job.
  或许你开始满足于一个二流的工作。
• 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。
• I only settle for the very best.
  我只与最优秀的女人上床。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• 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。
• I think I'll settle for smaller mugs, thank you!
  我想我会好好解决小茶杯，谢谢！
• I'll settle for the chicken and chips.
  我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。
• 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。