| 词汇 | settle for |
| 释义 | Idiom settle forsettle for (something) to agree to or accept something, although it is not exactly what you want.Patients will have to settle for fewer tests because rising costs have made them too expensive. Phr V settle for settles, settling, settled settle for sth to accept something, often something that is not exactly what you want, or is not the bestIt looks like she'll probably have to settle for second place.They've demanded a 10% pay rise and they're not going to settle for anything less. settle for sth to accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want: They want $2500 for it, but they might settle for $2000. They haven't got any champagne, darling - we'll have to settle for white wine. I'd like to get good grades, but I'll settle for a pass.not settle for (anything) less (=refuse to accept something than is not the best or is less than you want) Olivia wanted an apartment in the most fashionable part of Paris. She wouldn't settle for anything less.■ SIMILAR TO: to accept settle for (something)To accept something less ideal or worse than what one really wanted. I had dreams of being an author, but I settled for a job editing other people's manuscripts. We had our eye on a gorgeous four-bedroom house, but it was too much money, so we had to settle for something smaller. settle for somethingto agree to accept something (even though something else would be better). We wanted a redone, but settled for a blue one. \\I\\Ask your grocer for Wilson's canned corn—the best corn in cans. Don't settle for less. settle forAccept or be satisfied with as a compromise, as in He really wanted a bigger raise but decided to settle for what they offered. [Mid-1900s] settle forv. To accept something in spite of not being completely satisfied: I had to settle for a lower wage than the one I requested. |
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