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英语词组“settle down to sth”的意思是：安定下来做某事；开始做某事。读音为：英 [ˈsetl daʊ l tu ɪθ] 美 [ˈsetl dao l tu ɪθ]。例句如下：
1. After a busy day out, she settled down to some much needed relaxation. 一天忙碌之后，她开始做一些急需的放松活动。
2. After a few days of travel, we settled down to a normal routine again. 几天的旅行之后，我们又安定了下来，恢复了正常的生活规律。
3. She settled down to the task of writing her essay with a pencil and notebook. 她拿起了铅笔和笔记本开始写论文。
4. After a while, he settled down to the job in hand. 过了一会儿，他安定下来，专心致志地工作起来。
5. After a few hours of play, the children settled down to some quiet reading. 几小时的玩耍之后，孩子们安静下来开始读书。
6. After a sleepless night, he settled down to a long day's work. 经过一个不眠之夜，他开始了一整天繁重的工作。
7. We settled down to a life of hard work and little leisure. 我们开始过着艰苦的工作和很少的休闲生活。
8. They settled down to watch the film. 他们安下心来观看电影。
9. We settled down to our work after a short rest. 休息了一小会儿后我们开始工作。
10. We settled down to the monotonous task of digging. 我们安下心来干挖的这单调的活儿。
在英语中，“settle down”还可以表示安定下来，放松下来，情绪稳定下来，比如：“She couldn't settle down to her work because she was worried about her mother.”（她因为担心母亲而无法静下心来工作）。“to sth”表示安定下来做某事或开始做某事，是一个非常实用的英语短语，在日常生活中经常使用。
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