settlement
🇬🇧 UK/'setlmәnt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSB1
Definitions
n.
A resolution of a dispute or matter; a newly established colony or community; the act of settling.
解决,和解;定居地,殖民地;沉降
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.reach a settlement达成和解
- 2.out-of-court settlement庭外和解
- 3.peace settlement和平协议
- 4.financial settlement财务和解
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two companies reached an out-of-court settlement to avoid a lengthy trial.
- 2.
Archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient settlement near the riverbank.
- 3.
The peace settlement ended decades of conflict between the two nations.