Settle down
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定义
to settle down: 定居，安心，静下心来
Philip never wants to settle down and have children. 菲利普从没想过安定下来并且生孩子。
Settle down!: 安静！冷静！
Settle down! We can't hear what she's saying! 安静！我们听不见她在说什么了！
示例
- "Susie : Everyone settle down please."
- "Icarus : Alright everybody settle down, there's no reason to panic, even though this is an emergency, there's no reason to panic!"
- "Bruno : Settle down, Connors."
- "Please settle down everyone."
- "Icarus : Alright, everybody, settle down, there's no reason to panic, even though this is an emergency, there's no reason to panic!"
- "Let's just everyone settle down and talk like adults."
- "Let me just settle down for a little while and collect my thoughts."
- "Please settle down everybody."
- "Settle down, bro."
- "Bruno : Settle down, Horatio."
练习 1
Bruno says, "Easy now, Susie."
Which of the following expressions could replace the idiom, "easy now" without changing Bruno's meaning?
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all which apply.
Which of the following expressions could replace the idiom, "easy now" without changing Bruno's meaning?
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all which apply.
Bruno says, "Easy now, Susie."
Which of the following expressions could replace the idiom, "easy now" without changing Bruno's meaning?
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all which apply.
Which of the following expressions could replace the idiom, "easy now" without changing Bruno's meaning?
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all which apply.
"Let's keep things simple" is a request to communicate in simple terms, or in a easy manner. The idiom does not share a similar meaning with "easy now" which is a request or suggestion for someone to be more calm and relaxed.
"Easy now" is a suggestion for someone to be calm and relaxed. The expression is synonymous with "calm down". Bruno is responding to Susie's aggressive response to Philip, "Cheeter, you're absolute filth. You disgust me." He wants her to act more calm and relaxed, and not to react so violently.
"Easy now" is a suggestion for someone to be calm and relaxed. The expression is synonymous with "settle down". Bruno is responding to Susie's aggressive response to Philip, "Cheeter, you're absolute filth. You disgust me." He wants her to act more calm and relaxed, and not to react so violently. The idiom "settle down" is often used with over-excited children. Example: The children were making too much noise, so their mother told them to "settle down".
"Be clear" is a request to communicate better or to speak in a manner which is more clear. The idiom does not share a similar meaning with "easy now" which is a request or suggestion for someone to be more calm and relaxed.
练习 2
Susie thinks her colleagues are too noisy and excited at the beginning of the meeting, so she tells them to ! HINT: Two words, meaning "to become calm or quiet".
Susie thinks her colleagues are too noisy and excited at the beginning of the meeting, so she tells them to settle down! HINT: Two words, meaning "to become calm or quiet".
settle down: This is the right answer here. When we tell someone to "settle down!", we want them to "stop talking or mowing and be quiet". This phrase is often used by parents to calm their children, and sometimes used by supervisors to focus their employees on their work. Another example: "The crowd settled down because the show was about to start". Note that "to settle down (and have children)" means to begin living a serious, adult life in a different context!
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