單詞用法
根據《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典 》:
N-COUNT A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument. 協定
N-COUNT A settlement is an agreement to end a disagreement or dispute without going to a court of law, for example, by offering someone money. (庭外) 和解
N-UNCOUNT The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe. 清償
N-COUNT A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes. 定居地
短語搭配
differential settlement n. 不均勻沉降;[化]沉降差
foundation settlement 地基沉降;基礎沉降;地基沉陷
final settlement 最終沉降;[法]最後的授與財產清算;最終結算
uneven settlement 不均勻沉陷
international settlement 國際清算
settlement observation 沉降觀測
settlement account 結算賬戶;往來賬戶
settlement agreement 調解書
foreign exchange settlement 結匯;外匯結算
clearing and settlement 清算與結算
settlement process 沉降過程
consolidation settlement 固結沉降;地基應力和變形固結沉降
dispute settlement body 爭端解決機構;爭端處理機構;爭端解決機制
amicable settlement 和解;友好解決
financial settlement 財務結算
cash settlement 現金結算;現匯結算
settlement price [經]結算價格
settlement date 清算日
settlement risk 清算風險,結算風險
claims settlement 清理賠償
雙語例句
They were coerced into negotiating a settlement.
他們被迫通過談判解決。
She accepted an out-of-court settlement of $40,000.
她接受了4萬美元庭外和解。
The media played up the prospects for a settlement.
媒體誇大了和解的前景。