就这么定了。
讲解settle 这个单词本意是“定居”、“安定”的意思 That settles it. 是一个典型的口语表达,表示就这么定了,或者说问题解决了。When you say that settles it, that means you've made a decision. 比如说:跟朋友讨论了很久,终于最后决定去巴黎过周末,我们这个时候就可以说:Well, that settles it. We are going to Paris this weekend instead.
发音
我们在读这话的时候,要注意
settle这个单词中间的辅音
/t/,因为前后都是元音,所以它在中间可以浊化成
/d/的音。
重点拓展
Settle down定居;安定下来;专心于
- When are you going to get married and settle down? 你打算什么时候成家,安定下来?
- He tried to settle down in a new country. 他试着在一个新的国家定居下来。
Never settle不将就
- "Work hard, don’t compromise, never settle for the easy deal, " Pam said. “努力干吧,不要妥协,绝不要满足不费吹灰之力的交易,”帕姆说。
- Unlike his two colleagues, he could never settle down in any one job for very long. 不像他的两个同事,他做过很多工作,他决不会在任何一份工作上逗留很长时间。
Settle up付清;了结;结账
- I'll have to settle up what I owe for the phone.我得付清所欠的电话费。
- Time to settle up.
时间要结束了。