词典释义：
an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict
（解决纠纷或冲突的）正式协议；解决
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unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement 工会成功达成了工资协议
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[mass noun]
the settlement of the Palestinian problem. 巴勒斯坦问题的解决。
a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court
（尤指诉讼双方在法庭外达成的）和解
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the award was made as an out-of-court settlement by the driver's insurance firm. 赔偿费是由驾车人保险公司作为庭外和解给付的。
a place, typically one which has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community
（尤指迄今无人居住地区的）定居点
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the little settlement of Buttermere. 巴特米尔小定居点。
[mass noun]the process of settling in such a place
定居
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a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography .一个定居受地形制约的大陆。
[mass noun]the action of allowing or helping people to do this
定居行动
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Israel's settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories. 以色列在被占领土上的移民定居行动。
【律】 财产赠与（或转让）。
the amount or property given
赠与的金额（或财产）
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Philippa brought him her handsome dower settlement from the Warwick estates. 菲利珀给他带来了亡夫在沃里克的可观的地产。
short for
<Bold>MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT</Bold>的简称。
[mass noun]the action or process of settling an account
结算，清账。
5[mass noun] subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it
（地面或地面上建筑物的）沉降
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a boundary wall, which has cracked due to settlement, is to be replaced. 因地面沉降而开裂的边界墙将重修。
