settlement

n.(解决纷争的)协议; 解决; 处理; (关于钱财转让的)协议(书)

复数：settlements

牛津词典

noun

（解决纷争的）协议an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups

to negotiate a peace settlement 就和平协议进行谈判

The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.资方和工会已就新的工作条件达成协议。

an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to *** or an agreement that is made to stop *** going to court) 庭外和解

解决；处理the action of reaching an agreement

the settlement of a dispute争端的解决

（关于钱财转让的）协议（书）the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to ***

a porce/marriage/property, etc. settlement 离婚、结婚、财产等协议

（欠款的）支付，偿付，结算the action of paying back money that you owe

the settlement of a debt债务的偿还

a cheque in settlement of a bill用于结账的支票

（尤指拓荒安家的）定居点a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before

signs of an Iron Age settlement铁器时代村落遗址

***；殖民；开拓the process of people making their homes in a place

the settlement of the American West美国西部的开拓过程

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (争议双方的)正式协议，和解A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement...我们一定要达成和平协议。

They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict.他们不是很有信心能和平解决这场长达 11 年的纷争。

N-COUNT (通过赔偿等达成的)庭外和解A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example by offering someone money.She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £4,000.她同意支付 4,000 英镑的庭外和解赔偿金。

...a libel settlement.一宗诽谤案的庭外和解

N-UNCOUNT (欠款的)偿付，支付，结算，清偿The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe....ways to delay the settlement of debts.延期清偿债务的办法

N-COUNT 定居点;聚居地A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes.The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.这个村子里只住了 50户人。

...a Muslim settlement.***聚居区

N-UNCOUNT ***;殖民;开拓The settlement of a group of people is the process in which they settle in a place where people from their country have never lived before....the settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories.向占领地***的殖民开拓

双语例句

Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached. 没有他们的同意，不可能达成政治上的和解。

There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before. 综合性的社区具有比以前更加光明的前景。

Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement. 现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。

The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed. 唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。

Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island. 双方都表示想努力为处于战乱中的该岛北部和东部地区寻求政治解决方案。

The Chinese Foreign Minister was making every effort to secure a peaceful settlement 中国外交部长正在尽全力保证和平解决问题。

We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement 我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时，不应该牵扯进无关的事情。

In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate. 在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。

The settlement means that the three executives can return from gardening leave and start their new jobs. 这份协议意味着3位主管可以结束园艺假，开始新的工作。

There was a gleam of hope for a peaceful settlement. 还有一线和平解决的希望。

Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus 为寻求解决方案而进行的外交谈判在中断了两周之后于今天重新开始。

He had intimated to the French and Russians his readiness to come to a settlement. 他已经向法国人和俄国人暗示他愿意达成协议。

The US administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war 美国***希望看到战争能以和谈方式解决。

The settlement ends more than four years of litigation on behalf of the residents. 这一和解协议结束了代表居民提起的超过四年之久的诉讼。

A final settlement must respect minority rights. 最终的解决方案必须尊重少数群体的权利。

The media played up the prospects for a settlement 媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。

She claims he ratted on their porce settlement. 她声称他违反了他们的离婚协议。

He also raised doubts about the American road map to a peace settlement. 他对美国达成和平协议的路线图也提出了质疑。

Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a porce settlement 她的律师在讨论离婚协议的过程中表现得非常坚决。

Egypt has said there is no time to lose in the search for a Middle East settlement. 埃及称寻求中东和解刻不容缓。

Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement 法律专家说她的案子不会成为判例，因为它是庭外和解的。

Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement 我们一定要达成和平协议。

They are not optimistic about a settlement of the eleven year conflict. 他们不是很有信心能和平解决这场长达11年的纷争。

She accepted an out-of-court settlement of £ 4,000. 她同意支付4,000英镑的庭外和解赔偿金。

A negotiated settlement might yet be possible. 也许仍有可能通过磋商达成协议。

The two countries made settlement by amicable arrangement. 两国以友好调解解决争端。

The settlement of the issue must not be conditional upon the acceptance of fait accompli. 不能在造成既成事实的前提下解决这个问题。

The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。

We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles. 我们希望这些***能获得永久的解决。

英英释义

noun

termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

Synonym:liquidation

the act of colonizing

the British colonization of America

Synonym:colonizationcolonisation

something settled or resolved

they finally reached a settlement with the union

they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences

he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure

Synonym:resolutionclosure

a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

a community of people smaller than a town

Synonym:villagesmall town

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland

the American colony in Paris

Synonym:colony

an area where a group of families live together