Settling

(noun.) a gradual sinking to a lower level.

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• The shadows were deepening, darkness was settling in. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• That will be the best way of settling them. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• There was no such settling down behind a final frontier on the part of the Chinese as we see in the case of the Romans at the Rhine and Danube. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Mrs Lammle, settling into her defiant manner, pushed her plate away, looked at her husband, and laughed; but by no means gaily. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It was like strange moths, very soft and silent, settling on her from the darkness of her soul. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It does seem a very preposterous way of settling a dispute. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• You'll make money of your good looks, and of the money Mrs Boffin and me will have the pleasure of settling upon you, and you'll live and die rich. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• When he found himself in danger of settling into even a good one, he made a point of interrupting it. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Yes, regarding my respected father,' assented Eugene, settling himself in his arm-chair. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• One of the difficulties in silo construction is to avoid spreading of the building, which sometimes occurs through lateral pressure of the contents when settling. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I should have shut the door in his face if he had, said Jo, settling herself on the floor at her mother's feet. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• His hands were raised, and he seemed to be settling his necktie. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Hence the amount of difference is one very important criterion in settling whether two forms should be ranked as species or varieties. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Upon which Mrs. Pocket laughed and said, Thank you, Flopson, and settling herself in one chair only, resumed her book. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Ah, then, we'll step over afterwards, said the Colonel, coolly settling down to his breakfast again. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.

编辑:谢尔顿