settle for

英 [ˈsetl fɔː(r)]

美 [ˈsetl fɔːr]

选择; （尤指）勉强接受，将就

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 选择;(尤指)勉强接受,将就
  If yousettle forsomething, you choose or accept it, especially when it is not what you really want but there is nothing else available.
  1. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre...
     弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。
  2. England will have to settle for third or fourth place.
     英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

双语例句

• I don't settle for good, or really good.
  我不收为好，或真的很好。
• If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
  如果你不源于冒不平常的风险，你就只能沦于平凡。
• In that case, you may settle for better compensation or a new job title with added responsibility.
  这样的话，你可能会得到更好的补偿，或者得到新的工作头衔，肩负更重大的责任。
• I'll settle for an "a" in my photography course.
  我只要摄影课能得“a”就满足了。
• I think I'll settle for smaller mugs, thank you!
  我想我会好好解决小茶杯，谢谢！
• All three are difficult to achieve and most corporate collaborators settle for one or two.
  这三个目标都很难实现，多数企业合作者实现一两个目标就满足了。
• They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
  他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• He was wise to accept this and settle for what was possible.
  他明智地接受了这一事实，并为可能的目标而努力。