settle
词根词缀:
inset v. 插入
in 进入 + set 放,安置 → 放进去 → 插入
reset v. 重放
re 重新 + set 放,安置 → 重放
settle v. 固定;安居
sett〔= set〕放,安置 + le 表动词 → 放好 → 固定
unsettle v. 使…不安宁
un 不 + settle 固定;安居 → 无法安置 → 使…不安宁
upset v. 打翻
up 向上 + set 放,安置 → 翻个底儿朝天 → 打翻
upset adj. 弄翻的;不安心的
upset n. 翻倒;心烦意乱
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court
如果她同意庭外和解的话,得到的肯定会更多。
Albert settled himself on the sofa
艾伯特舒舒服服地坐在沙发上。
That's settled then. We'll exchange addresses tonight.
那就定下来了,我们今晚交换联系地址。
Tomorrow's vote is unlikely to settle the question of who will replace their leader.
明天的投票不太可能确定将由谁取代他们的领袖。
Tap each one firmly on your work surface to settle the mixture.
在工作台上逐个轻轻敲紧,让混合物变得密实。
It has taken us two years to settle the loan, but at last we are paid up.
为偿付那笔债务花了我们两年时间,但终于付清了。