settlement ·noun (PLACE)
Definition: a town or village which people built to live in after arriving from somewhere else Level: C2
一个偏远的定居点坐落于远离大城市的地方。
An isolated ___settlement exists far from the big city.
随着定居点的扩张，周边的农田再也无法养活其人口。
With the expansion of the ___settlement, the surrounding farmlands could no longer support the population.
考古学家在河流附近发现了一个新石器时代定居点的遗迹。
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Neolithic ___settlement near the river.