settle down 定居,平静下来 She must settle down to write an article. 她安下心来写一篇文章。 He's of an age when he ought to settle down. 他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。 He's just a drifter he can't settle down anywhere. 他不过是个流浪汉--哪儿也呆不住。 I must settle down this morning and finish the term paper. 我今天上午必须安下心来完成学期论文。 Uncle George didn't settle down until he was nearly fifty. 乔治叔叔一直到快五十岁时才安顿下来。