1. At last Ma was ready to "struggle" and "settle" - two terms of the Revolution that mean to struggle against the landlord and to settle accounts with him. 最后，马臭子终于决定要参加“斗争”和“清算”了——这两个革命术语的意思是指斗争地主，与他算帐。
2. Instead of abiding friendship and human intimacy, you settle for a sea of casual contacts, none of whom know, accept, and love the real you. 你将就于随意的关系，没有人了解、接受、爱真正的你，无法建立真正的友谊和人与人之间那种亲密的关系。
3. I must settle all my affairs before leaving. 离开前我必须处理完所有的事情。
4. To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust. 同意接受少于原来请求的数额来解决（如债务）；调整。
5. Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department have reached an agreement to settle their long-running antitrust dispute. 微软公司已同司法部达成协议从而解决了长期僵持的反垄断争端。
网络释义
Settle Down and Settle Up 一字之差;
settle settle down 安家;
President Bush Wants to Settle Iran Dispute Diplomatically 布什总统望外交解决伊朗争端;
do accounts make out bills numerate reckoning settle accounts with 算帐;
