phrasal verbphr vACCEPTto accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want 勉强接受,将就
They want $2,500 for it, but they might settle for $2,000.
他们想卖2,500美元,但2,000美元他们可能也会接受。
nGrammar
Settle for is never passive.
Examples from the Corpus
settle for • We settled for $ 14. 8 million.• Leading at that stage by two strokes, the conservative thing to do was lay up and settle for a five.• Have fun now, because you may have to settle for a truncatedproduct next year.• In the end I settled for just lying still on my side day-dreaming, but making sure I didn't disturb him.• At the Manor Ground the crowd would have settled for just one goal; the 0-0 scoreline does the game justice.• As with those who sell their winnings, players who take the option must settle for less than the advertisedprize.• They weren't going to settle for the one goal.• She enjoyed so many bourgeoispleasures, and yet she loathed the thought of settling for them.