- [countable] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups（解决纷争的）协议
- to negotiate a peace settlement就和平协议进行谈判
- The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.资方和工会已就新的工作条件达成协议。🔊🔊
- an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to somebody or an agreement that is made to stop somebody going to court)庭外和解
Extra Examples- The union has negotiated a temporary settlement.工会已协商通过了一项临时协议。
- There are still hopes for a negotiated settlement.仍有希望通过谈判达成和解。
Topics Discussion and agreementc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + nounpreposition- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry - [uncountable] the action of reaching an agreement解决；处理
- the settlement of a dispute争端的解决
Topics Discussion and agreementc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + nounpreposition- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry - [countable] (law法律) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to somebody（关于钱财转让的）协议（书）
- a divorce/marriage/property settlement离婚/婚姻/财产和解
Extra Examples- Nurses refused to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation.护士拒绝接受低于通货膨胀水平的调薪方案。
- The company had to pay multi-million-dollar settlements to victims.公司不得不向受害者支付数百万美元的赔偿金。
- They made a financial settlement with the family in order to prevent a civil lawsuit.他们和这一家人达成经济和解，以免去一场民事诉讼。
- They signed away their legal rights for a large cash settlement.他们签字放弃了获得大笔现金补偿的法律权利。
- They won a settlement of $10.6 million.他们得到了 1,060 万美元的和解补偿金。
- a beneficiary under the settlement协议的受益者
- a proposed $100-million global settlement of a class action suit拟议的对一起集体诉讼给予 1 亿美元整体赔偿的和解协议
Topics Family and relationshipsc2, Law and justicec2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + nounpreposition- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry - [uncountable] the action of paying back money that you owe（欠款的）支付，偿付，结算
- the settlement of a debt债务的偿还
- Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.欠款每月从账户直接扣除。
- in settlement of something She had to pay over $5 000 in settlement of her debts.她得付5 000多元来偿还她的债务。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + nounpreposition- settlement of
- under a/the settlement
- settlement with
- …
phrases- in settlement of
- the terms of the settlement
See full entry - [countable] a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before（尤指拓荒安家的）定居点
- signs of an Iron Age settlement铁器时代村落遗址
- a mining settlement采矿定居点
see also informal settlementExtra Examples- The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.古罗马人在南部海岸建立了定居点。
- the earliest urban human settlement in the world世界上最早的人类城镇定居地
Topics Social issuesc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + verbsettlement + nounSee full entry - [uncountable] the process of people making their homes in a place移民；殖民；开拓
- the settlement of the American West美国西部的开拓过程
- early settlement patterns in South America南美早期居住地模式
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + settlementsettlement + verbsettlement + nounSee full entry