高考必會(huì)詞詳解精練 (11)

字號(hào):

settle
    v. 使定居;安排;解決;安心;靜下來(lái)。如:
    My brother has settled in Canada.
    我哥哥已在加拿大定居了。
    I must settle all my affairs before going abroad.
    我必須在出國(guó)前把所有事情安頓好。
    I have to settle down now.
    我現(xiàn)在需要靜一靜。
    [身臨其境]
    2003年高考閱讀理解第1篇:
    Discovered by the Portuguese admiral of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.
    該島于1506年被這位同名的葡萄牙海軍上將發(fā)現(xiàn),并在1810年被占領(lǐng);現(xiàn)在屬于英國(guó),有幾百人口。
    shock
    v. 震動(dòng);震驚。如:
    I was shocked when I heard about her death.
    我聽到她的死訊時(shí)十分震驚。
    n. 震驚;打擊。如: