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. 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: 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。 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。 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: 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。 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。 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。 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. 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 Idiomsbe 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 verbssit 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 sit round sit through something sit under someone sit (someone) up sit up sit | American Dictionarysit 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 Idiomsnot sit well with someone sit on your hands sit tight sitting pretty sit up and take notice Phrasal verbssit around (somewhere) sit back sit by sit down sit in sit in sit on something sit on something sit out something sit through something sit up sit up sit with someone Examples of sitsit 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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