settle down
phrasal verb with settle verb uk/ˈset.əl/ us/ˈset̬.əl/
(FEEL COMFORTABLE)
B2 (also settle into somewhere)安顿下来，习惯于新环境
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it
She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school. 她很快适应了新居／新工作／新学校的生活。
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- The children soon settled down and started their work.
- Come on, have a cup of tea and settle down.
- Have you settled down in your new house yet?
(MAKE HOME)
C1 （通常与伴侣）定居，安定下来
to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner
Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet. 最终我想安定下来生儿育女，但现在还不是时候。
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- I can't see him ever settling down and getting a job.
- After years as a travelling journalist, she settled down in Ireland.