settle a debate

/ˈsɛtl ə dɪˈbeɪt/· verb phrase

科学/科研/医疗B2

settle a debate
Flashcard · tap to flip ↻

Chinese meaning

平píng息xī/了liǎo结jié争zhēng论lùn

让ràng长cháng期qī争zhēng论lùn有yǒu定dìng论lùn

In this story →

考kǎo古gǔ发fā现xiàn可kě能néng终zhōng结jié巴bā黎lí起qǐ源yuán地dì之zhī争zhēng

Example

The archaeological find may have settled a long-standing debate about the location of the city’s original settlement.

这zhè项xiàng考kǎo古gǔ发fā现xiàn可kě能néng已yǐ经jīng平píng息xī了le一yī场cháng关guān于yú这zhè座zuò城chéng市shì最zuì初chū聚jù居jū地dì位wèi置zhì的de长cháng期qī争zhēng论lùn。

Source: straitstimes.com · 24 Sep 2026

Background ✎

考kǎo古gǔ学xué家jiā的de一yī项xiàng发fā现xiàn可kě能néng为wèi巴bā黎lí的de起qǐ源yuán提tí供gōng确què认rèn,并bìng终zhōng结jié一yī场cháng关guān于yú这zhè座zuò城chéng市shì最zuì初chū聚jù居jū地dì位wèi置zhì的de长cháng期qī争zhēng论lùn。

Roots · etymology

settle 源自古英语,原指「坐定、安顿下来」

  • settle(安定、解决)+ debate(争论)

Collocations

  • settle a debate / settle a dispute / settle the matter

Episodes featuring this word

News stories featuring this word