| 单词 | settlement |
| 释义 | settlement n 1 (a) [U] settling or being settled 解决; 处理; 决定; 和解 the settlement of a debt, dispute, claim 债务的偿还、 争端的解决、 索赔的清偿. (b) [C] agreement, etc that settles sth 解决某事物之协议等 a lasting settlement of the troubles 一劳永逸的解决纠纷的办法 The strikers have reached a settlement with the employers. 罢工的人已同雇主达成协议. 2 [C] (law 律) (document stating the) terms on which money or property is given to sb; money or property given in this way 金钱或财产的转让（契约）; 转让的金钱或财产 a `marriage settlement, ie one made by a spouse in favour of his/her spouse when they get married 婚姻财产协议（结婚时一方向配偶转让财产的协议）. 3 (a) [U] process of settling in a colony 殖民（过程） the gradual settlement of the American West 向美国西部逐渐伸展的殖民过程. (b) [C] place where colonists have settled 殖民地 Dutch and English settlements in North America 荷兰人和英国人在北美的殖民地 penal settlements in Australia 澳大利亚流放地. 4 (idm 习语) in settlement (of sth) as payment (for sth) 对（债务等的）清偿 I enclose a cheque in settlement of your account. 兹附支票一张以结清贵处帐目. |
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