settlement
US /ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
UK /ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
1.
解决方案, 和解
an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict
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The two parties reached a peaceful settlement after long negotiations.
经过长时间的谈判，双方达成了和平解决方案。
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The court ordered a financial settlement for the victim.
法院判决受害者获得经济赔偿。
2.
定居点, 殖民地
a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community
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The early pioneers established a small settlement near the river.
早期拓荒者在河边建立了一个小定居点。
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient Roman settlement.
考古学家发现了一个古罗马定居点。
3.
定居, 殖民
the action of people making their permanent home in a place
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The settlement of the West was a major historical event.
西部的定居是一个重要的历史事件。
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The government encouraged the settlement of new territories.
政府鼓励新领土的定居。