"settle down" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 安定下来
• 冷静下来

Definition

变得安静和平静；也指开始过上更稳定、规律的生活，通常是结婚或组建家庭。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Settle down' 既可以指让某人冷静、安静下来，尤其用于孩子或热闹场合；也指安定下来、结婚、组家庭、生活稳定。多见于口语，也可作命令句使用，例如：'Settle down!'。

Examples

Please settle down and start your work.

请**安静下来**，开始工作。

It took him a few years to settle down after college.

他大学毕业后过了几年才**安定下来**。

The children need to settle down before bedtime.

孩子们在睡觉前需要**安静下来**。

After years of traveling, she finally decided to settle down in a small town.

多年旅行后，她终于决定在一个小镇**安定下来**。

"Alright everyone, let's settle down and get started," said the teacher.

“好了，大家**安静下来**，我们开始吧。”老师说。

He wants to travel the world before he settles down.

他想在**安定下来**之前环游世界。