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

• I'll settle for an "a" in my photography course.
  我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。
• Listen, I'd settle for those shoes.
  听着，给我那对鞋便好了。
• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
  不要只顾着工作，和支付账单。
• 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。
• The shop didn't have quite what we wanted so we had to settle for second best.
  这家商店没有完全合乎我们需要的东西，所以我们只好退而求其次了。
• In that case, you may settle for better compensation or a new job title with added responsibility.
  这样的话，你可能会得到更好的补偿，或者得到新的工作头衔，肩负更重大的责任。
• 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。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• I think I will probably have to settle for what I am now.
  我想我可能得满足于我现在的样子了。