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settlementset·tle·ment /ˈsɛt̬lmənt / noun - [countable, uncountable] an agreement, usually official, that ends an argument; the act of reaching this kind of agreement（解决纷争的）协议；解决；达成协议◆The strike lasted for several weeks until a settlement was reached.罢工持续了几个星期，直到达成协议。◆the settlement of a dispute争端的解决
- [countable] an amount of money that is officially given to someone to end an argument（解决纷争的）赔偿金◆The judge awarded a $4 million settlement to the accident victim.法官判给事故受害者 4 百万美元的赔偿金。
- [countable] a place that a group of people have built and live in, where few or no people lived before（拓荒安家的）定居点，聚落◆a settlement in the jungle丛林中的聚落
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