settle up(口语):把欠款/账目结清、付清,把彼此的财务关系“算清楚”。
也常见于 settle up with someone:与某人“把账算清”(有时引申为找某人算账/报复,语气更强)。
I need to settle up with the landlord before I move out.
我搬走之前得先把房东的账结清。
After the project ended, the partners settled up, divided the profits, and agreed not to work together again.
项目结束后,合伙人把账目结算清楚、分了利润,并同意以后不再合作。
/ˈsɛtəl ʌp/
settle 原义与“安置、使稳定”相关,后来引申为“把事情定下来、解决”,在账务语境中就发展出“结算”之意;up 作小品词常带“完成、彻底”的语感,因此 settle up 强调“把账彻底结清”。