settlement

n.沉降,解决,结算,殖民,殖民地

解决；定居点；和解；结算

名词

1、The survivors reached a settlement with the company after the accident.
事故发生后，幸存者与公司达成了和解。

2、The town was a small settlement in the middle of the desert.
这个城镇是沙漠中的一个小定居点。

3、The settlement of the dispute was achieved through mediation.
通过调解解决了争端。