大学英语四级常用短语 settle for
释义:
settle for 无奈接受;勉强同意
例句:
They refused to settle for a promise of jam tomorrow.
他们并不满足于那些美好未来的空话。
In the end they had to settle for a draw.
最后,他们只好接受平局的结果。
I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我真心想要的房子我买不起,所以只得退而求其次了。
Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre.
弗吉尼娅是个完美主义者。她就是无法勉强接受任何平庸的东西。
They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
他们已经宣布要继续战斗,而不是半途而废。
I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
我不愿看到在这个国家部分地区的儿童们只能勉强接受次等的教育。
And don't settle for just a job.
不要单为了一份工作而去将就自己。
Settle for nothing less.
解决不能低于此。
I settle for no less.
我决不降低要求。
Why settle for less?
为什么要降低目标呢。
Why settle for reality when you can augment it?
当我们能增大化现实的时候,我们又为什么要满足于现实呢?
Don't settle for anything less than exclusivity.
不要满足于任何排他要求。
Would you settle for someone who has children?
你接受已有小孩的人吗?
They don't have to always settle for suboptimal.
他们不用总是用次优的方案解决问题。