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'll settle for the chicken and chips.
  我就吃鸡肉和薯条好了。
• We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.
  我们到旅馆时已很晚，只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间。
• I can settle for a pay raise and one week on holiday.
  我可以接受的条件是涨薪水，外加一周休假。
• 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 had hoped to get1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
  我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上1000英镑，后来少卖了很多我也认了。
• 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。
• Don't settle for a job that pays the bills.
  不要只顾着工作，和支付账单。
• I think we can settle for this outline of the draft resolution.
  决议稿的轮廓可以定下来了。
• 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。