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Settle

發佈時間: 2022/01/19

Settle

官員出席派對和國泰航空違反防疫措施事件尚未解決(settled)。特首保證調查不會不了了之,完成調查後會向公眾交代。

動詞settle有幾個意思。上文提到的settle指「解決、結束」爭端和分歧,settle a dispute/conflict/argument/an issue(解決爭端/衝突/爭論/問題)。例句︰We need to settle this matter once and for all;it has been dragged on for over two years now.(已經拖了兩年有多,我們需要了結這個問題。)

The two companies have agreed to settle the dispute out of court.(兩家公司已同意庭外解決糾紛。)

We have finally settled the wedding date and place.(我們終於確定了婚禮的日期和地點。)

Settle也可以指「定居、安頓」,指長遠的定居安排,讓一個地方成為永久的家。例如︰We plan to settle in London for its amazing job opportunities.(我們計劃在倫敦定居,因為它有非常吸引的工作機會。)

It's very hard to decide which city we should settle in.(很難決定我們應該在哪個城市定居。)

(本欄逢周三、五刊登)

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