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

• 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。
• He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
  他拒绝退而求其次。
• I only settle for the very best.
  我只与最优秀的女人上床。
• I think I will probably have to settle for what I am now.
  我想我可能得满足于我现在的样子了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The shop didn't have quite what we wanted so we had to settle for second best.
  这家商店没有完全合乎我们需要的东西，所以我们只好退而求其次了。
• The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.
  水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。
• I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
  我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。