settle down

动词 settle down:

1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
   同义词：settle
2. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
   同义词：settle, root, take root, steady down
3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
   同义词：calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, cool it

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. At30 we need to settle down to our lives and shed from fantasies. But to the despondent I whisper that life begins at40.
   30岁时，我们需要安定下来，丢掉幻想。但对那些灰心丧气的人我却低声说40岁生活才开始。
4. After working abroad for several years, Gill wants to settle down to a permanent job in Britain.
   在国外工作了几年后，吉尔决定在英国定居并找份永久性的工作。
5. 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。