settlement的意思

基本释义

• n 协议，和解

  an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement

例句

1. Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement .

   工会领导人和公司老板将于明天举行会议以期达成协议。

2. His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement .

   据说他的律师正在商谈一个协议。

3. Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge.

   达成一项可行的和平协定的希望越来越大。

短语

• differential settlement n. 不均匀沉降；[化]沉降差
• foundation settlement 地基沉降；基础沉降；地基沉陷
• final settlement 最终沉降；[法]最后的授与财产清算；最终结算
• uneven settlement 不均匀沉陷
• international settlement 国际清算

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英英释义

settlement的反义词 noun 1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities Synonym: liquidation 2. the act of colonizing the establishment of colonies e.g. the British colonization of America Synonym: colonization, colon, isa 3. something settled or resolved the outcome of decision making e.g. they finally reached a settlement with the union they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure Synonym: resolutionclosure 4. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it 5. a community of people smaller than a town Synonym: villagesmall town 6. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government e.g. the American colony in Paris Synonym: colony 7. an area where a group of families live together

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