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词汇 sit
释义 sit
verb
uk /sɪt/ us /sɪt/present participlesitting | past tense and past participlesat

sitverb (BE SEATED)


A1[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ]
to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical: (使)坐,(使)坐下,(使)就座
sit atMany people get back pain from sitting at a desk/table for too long.
sit inShe was sitting in an armchair watching television.
sit onWe asked the children to sit on the ground while we waited.
sit (down)He came and sat (down) next to me.他走过来坐在我身边。
sit yourself downinformalSit yourself down and have a nice cool drink.坐下来喝杯冷饮吧。
sit someone (down) on somethingThe child's father sat her (down) on a chair.孩子的父亲把她放在椅子上。
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to be a model for a painter, photographer, etc.: (为画家、摄影师等)做模特
sit forMonet's wife sat for him many times.莫奈的妻子多次给他做模特。
[ I ]
(of an animal such as a dog) to move into a position with its back legs bent and its tail end on the ground: (狗等动物)蹲坐
We're trying to train our dog to sit.我们正在训练我们的狗学蹲坐。
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
If a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to keep them warm before they hatch.孵(蛋),孵(卵)
I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything.我可以坐在这里无休止地跟你争论下去,但那样不解决任何问题。
Don't sit on the floor - you might dirty your dress.别坐在地板上——会弄脏你的裙子的。
Come and sit beside me, duck.过来坐我边上,乖乖。
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.孩子们无法长时间老老实实地坐着不动。
I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I shall have to sit next to my mother-in-law.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sitting and standing
akimbo
astride
bestride
cross-legged
crouch
foot
on all foursidiom
pew
plump (someone/something) down
pose
rampant
reseat
seat
stance
stand around
stand aside
stand round
stand up
strike
surface

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Animal (non-human) behaviour
Animal reproduction

sitverb (POSITION)


[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to stay in one place for a long time and not be used: 保持不动;闲置不用
sit onThe encyclopedia sat on my shelf at home, gathering dust.
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to be in a particular position: 坐落在,位于
sit at/inThe town sits at/in the bottom of a valley.村庄位于谷底。
[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
(of clothes) to fit someone in a particular way: (衣服)合身
sit onThat coat sits very well on you.你穿那件外套很合身。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sitting and standing
akimbo
astride
bestride
cross-legged
crouch
foot
on all foursidiom
pew
plump (someone/something) down
pose
rampant
reseat
seat
stance
stand around
stand aside
stand round
stand up
strike
surface

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Style & appearance of clothes

sitverb (MEET)


[ I ]
to hold an official meeting of a committee, court, etc.: (议会、法庭等)开会,开庭
The court will sit tomorrow morning.法庭将于明天上午开庭。
The committee sat to hear the arguments for and against the plan.委员会开会听取支持和反对这项计划的意见。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Official meetings
AGM
assembly
assizes
brainstorming session
breakout room
call for papers
caucus
closed session
conference
convoke
council of war
quorate
quorum
scrum
secretary
session
sitting
skull session
speaking engagement
teleconferencing

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Court cases, orders & decisions

sitverb (BE A MEMBER)


[ I ]
to be a member of an official group: 成为(官方组织的)成员;(在…中)任职
sit onI'm going to be sitting on the committee for one more year.我将再任一年的委员会委员。
USAll of the federal judges currently sitting (= in office) in Maryland hail from Baltimore.马里兰州所有的现任联邦法官都来自巴尔的摩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Organizations - joining & leaving
addition
anti-assimilation
assimilation
assimilationist
assimilative
assimilatory
blackball
disenrollment
enrol
enrolment
enter
entry
entryway
exit
exit from something
initiation ceremony
joiner
non-joiner
onto
receive

sitverb (EXAM)


B2[ T ]UK
to take an exam: 参加考试
After I've sat my exams, I'm going on holiday.考试结束后,我将去度假。
sit forAustralian EnglishI sat for my exams today.我今天参加考试了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Exams, tests & exercises
achievement test
Advanced Placement
AP
assessment
can dophrase
candidate
dictation
exam
invigilator
mark scheme
moderate
pop quiz
practical
prelim
probationary
proctor
quiz
resit
retake
viva

sitverb (TAKE CARE OF)


[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
to babysit: 代人临时照管孩子,当临时保姆
I'm sitting my sister's kids this Saturday.这个星期六我要替我姐姐看孩子。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to take care of someone or something
care forShe had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother.
take care ofI just want to make enough money to take care of my family.
look afterMy aunt looked after me after my parents died.
nurseHe nursed me back to health.
tendHe lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parenting & caring for children
adopt
adoptable
adopted
adoptee
adoption
caretaking
child-rearing
childless
childlessness
childmind
kinship care
kinship carer
lawnmower parent
looked-after
milestone
skin to skinidiom
snowploughing
stay-at-home
swaddle
unadoptable

Idioms


be sitting pretty
sit at the feet of someone
sit in judgment on/over someone
sit on your arse
sit on someone's stomach
sit on the fence
sit right/well (with someone)
sit tight

Phrasal verbs


sit around
sit back
sit by
sit down
sit down and do something
sit in
sit in for someone
sit on something
sit on someone
sit something out
More phrasal verbs

sit round
sit through something
sit under someone
sit (someone) up
sit up

sit | American Dictionary


sit
verb
us/sɪt/

sitverb (REST)


[ I/T ]present participlesitting | past tense and past participlesatus/sæt/
to be in a position with your buttocks on a surface that supports your body, or to cause someone to be in this position:
[ I ]Andrea was sitting on the couch, watching TV.
[ T ]Dad sat her on a chair and told her not to move.
Sit still (= sit without moving) while I comb your hair!

sitverb (BE IN A POSITION)


[ I ]present participlesitting | past tense and past participlesatus/sæt/
to be or stay in a position or place:
That book is still sitting on my shelf unread.
The college sits on top of a hill.

sitverb (MEET)


[ I ]present participlesitting | past tense and past participlesatus/sæt/
(of a legislature or court) to have an official meeting or series of meetings:
The Supreme Court sits from October to June.

sitverb (TAKE CARE)


[ I/T ]
short form ofbaby-sit

Idioms


not sit well with someone
sit on your hands
sit tight
sitting pretty
sit up and take notice

Phrasal verbs


sit around (somewhere)
sit back
sit by
sit down
sit in
sit in
sit on something
sit on something
sit out something
sit through something
More phrasal verbs

sit up
sit up
sit with someone

Examples of sit


sit
How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the background rather than the stripe (the ordinary)?
The boy wants to sit beside him, but his father leads him away.
We shall be remov'd from all our friends and acquaintance, and our poverty and meanness will by that means sit more easy upon us.
Such clarity in upholding accepted boundaries suggests an appreciation, if not an interaction, with the natural world that sits stoically within the prevailing utilitarian tradition.
They, in appreciation, voted him into municipal government, even while he sat in jail, although they, too, condemned his criminal activities.
He asked the plaintiffs to sit aside to discuss this ruling.
But, whatever editorial framework is adopted, let us make sure the generalisations sit more firmly on both their theories and their evidence.
The subject sat in a chair in front of the robot and monitor, and grasped a handle with his/her right hand.
Breathing heavily, she sat back in the chair and closed her eyes.
It is a beautifully proportioned composition and, with its angled entrance and rounded south-west corner, it sits on the site as if it grew there.
She did not sit around waiting for anyone.
An icy wind blows through your cotton shirt while you sit outside the hospital door, waiting for your wife to bring up the car.
Abandoned, burned-out cars sat beside walls covered with graffiti.
Even if courts continued to sit, they did so with diminishing effectiveness.
If he were to have his own way he would be perfectly happy to sit here seven days a week and not move.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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