settle down
1.have a regular place to live and a regular job;begin a normal,sta ble life 生活和工作安顿下来;安居乐业
John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married.约翰在找到工作并且结婚以后才会安顿下来。
Many people settle down in San Diego because of the fine weather.许多人在圣地亚哥安居下来,因为那儿的气候宜人。
2.become calm,quiet or peaceful安静下来
The house settled down for the night after the children were put to bed.夜晚孩子们被安顿上床后,这所房子就平静下来了。
The children settled down when their teacher entered.老师进来以后,孩子们就安静下来了。
3.begin to concentrate on 开始专心于
There were so many distractions that we were unable to settle down to studying.有那么多令人分心的事,我们无法安下心来学习。
4.sit or lie comfortably 舒服地坐着或躺着
She settled down in the back of the car and fell asleep quickly.她舒服地坐在汽车后座上,很快就睡着了。