settle v. 使定居;安排;解决;安心;静下来。如: My brother has settled in Canada. 我哥哥已在加拿大定居了。 I must settle all my affairs before going abroad. 我必须在出国前把所有事情安顿好。 I have to settle down now. 我现在需要静一静。 [身临其境] 2003年高考阅读理解第1篇: Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred. 该岛于1506年被这位同名的葡萄牙海军上将发现,并在1810年被占领;现在属于英国,有几百人口。 shock v. 震动;震惊。如: I was shocked when I heard about her death. 我听到她的死讯时十分震惊。 n. 震惊;打击。如: |