/,ri:'setl; ri`sɛtl/
v
(a) [I, Tn] help (esp refugees) to settle again in a new country 帮助（尤指难民）定居他国
*resettle refugees in Canada 帮助难民定居加拿大.
(b) [Tn] cause (land, a country, etc) to be inhabited again 使（土地、地区等）重新成为定居点
*resettle an island 使岛上重新有人住.

v
[I and T]
to go to live in a new country or area, or to help people do this
　The tribesmen were forcibly resettled by the government.
[T]
to start using an area again as a place to live
　The area was resettled in the latter half of the century.
>resettlementn[U]