settle for
phrasal verbsettle for something
- to accept something that is not exactly what you want but is the best that is available
勉强接受；将就 - In the end they had to settle for a draw.
最后，他们只好接受平局的结果。 - I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。 - He didn’t see why he should settle for less.
他不明白为什么他应该满足于更少。
- In the end they had to settle for a draw.