settle for

Does anyone think that China will settle for anything less?

有人会认为中国将满足于次等的地位?

Indeed, we'll now settle for one good idea a year.

事实上一年有一个好的投资主意就很不错了。

In the end they had to settle for a draw.

最后，他们只好接受平局的结果。

Okay, I'll settle for being your favorite Aunt.

算了, 就让我做你们最好的阿姨吧.

He'll settle for any kind of work.

他准备接受任何工作.

Well, I'll settle for blue-black. I'll also take a dozen airmail envelopes.

噢, 那我要蓝黑的. 我还要一打航空信封.

Man in Bakery: I would settle for something shaped like a fish.

面包店里的人: 我在找一些看起来像鱼的东西.

I can settle for a pay raise and one week on holiday.

我可以接受的条件是涨薪水，外加一周休假。

I'll settle for an " A " in my photography course.

我 只要 摄影课能得 " A " 就满足了.

He refused to settle for anything that was second best.

他拒绝退而求其次。

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，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。

We need to settle this once and for all.

我们需要把这事一次解决。

I would settle for slightly lower pay but higher quality of life!

我想西班牙的生活品质应该比伦敦好吧！

Let the wine settle for a while before pouring.

让酒澄清一下再倒.

We reached the hotel late and had to settle for a room without a view.

我们到旅馆时已很晚,只好勉强要了一间看不到风景的房间.

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，她根本不愿意拿任何普普通通毫无特色的东西将就。

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。

[不可数名词]Sometimes you have to settle for (= be content with) second best .

有时候你只能退而求其次。

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。

But if you stay outside for a longer time, settle for UV umbrellas or UV parasols that are labeled UPF 50+ or above, according to Buzzle.com, a general information website 。 2.

但是，根据综合信息网站Buzzle.com的建议，如果在户外停留时间较长，应该选择防晒系数至少为UPF50+的防紫外线伞或遮阳伞。

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。

Do you think she is prepared to settle for being a housewife?

你认为她甘心做家庭妇女 吗 ?

I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.

我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。

It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson.

那是一个下雨的早晨,孩子们,主要是有各种学习困难的男孩，拒绝静下来开始上课。

England will have to settle for third or fourth place.

英格兰将只好接受第三或第四的排名。

Before you settle for less , hold on to what is most important.

在你舍本逐末之前, 一定要分清轻重缓急.

She tried to turn around, couldn't, and had to settle for asking.

她想转过身, 却动不了, 只好张口发问.

Never settle for the path of least resistance.

永远不要选择最容易的路途。

The water is muddy; let it settle for a while.

水太浑啦，沉淀一下再用。

I want $ 2000 for my car and I won't settle for less.

我要两千美元才卖车,低于这个价我可不要.