/si:t; sit/
n
1 [C] thing made or used for sitting on, eg a chair, bench or box 坐具或用作坐具之物（如椅子、凳子或箱子）
*take a seat, ie sit down 坐下
* a stone seat in the garden 花园里的石凳
* The furniture hadn't arrived so we were using crates as seats. 家具还没运来, 所以我们坐在大木箱上.
* The back seat of the car is wide enough for three people. 汽车的後座很宽, 可以坐三个人.
* She rose from her seat to protest. 她从座位上站起来提出抗议. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page xii.
2 [C] that part of a chair, bench, stool, etc on which one sits (contrasted with the back, legs, etc) （椅子、凳子等的）座部
*a chair with a cane seat 藤座的椅子.
3 [C]
(a) (fml 文) the buttocks 臀部.
(b) part of a garment covering these 裤子的臀部
*a hole in the seat of his trousers 他的裤子臀部上的洞.
4 [C] place where one pays to sit in a vehicle or in a theatre, concert-hall, etc （车辆或戏院、音乐厅等的）坐位, 座
*There are no seats left on the flight. 班机上没有剩余的座位了.
* book two seats for the concert 订两张音乐会的票
* expensive opera seats 很贵的歌剧票. =>Usage at space 用法见space.
5 [C] place as a member of a law-making assembly, council, committee, etc （立法会、议会、委员会等的）席位
*a seat on the council, in Parliament, etc 议会等的席位
* take one's seat, ie begin one's duties, eg in the House of Commons 在议会中就职（如在下议院中）
* win a/lose one's seat, ie win/lose a place in a parliament, etc in an election 当选[未再当选]议员
* a majority of
21 seats in the Senate 在参议院中占21席位的多数.
6 [C] (esp Brit) parliamentary constituency 议会议员的选区
*a seat in Devon 德文郡选区.
7 [C] ( fml 文) place where sth is based, or where an activity is carried on （某事物或活动的）所在地, 中心
*In the US, Washington is the seat of government and New York City is the chief seat of commerce. 在美国, 华盛顿是政府所在地, 纽约是主要的商业中心.
* seats of learning, ie universities 学府.
8 [C] (also ,country `seat) (dated 旧) large house in the country, usu the centre of a large estate 宅第（通常为大片地产的中心）
*the family seat in Norfolk 在诺福克郡的祖传宅第.
9 [sing] way in which sb sits on a horse 骑马的方式或姿势
*an experienced rider with a good seat 姿势好的有经验的骑手.
10 (idm 习语) (drive/fly) by the seat of one's `pants (do sth) by instinct rather than careful thought 凭直觉而不仔细思考（做某事）
*None of us had seen an emergency like this and we were all flying by the seat of our pants. 我们谁都没有遇到过这种紧急情况, 只好凭感觉驾驶飞机. have a ringside seat =>ringside (ring1). the hot seat =>hot. in the driver's seat =>driver. take a back seat =>back2.

/si:t; sit/
v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (fml 文) make (sb/oneself) sit 使（某人[自己]）就坐,坐下
*Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边.
* a statue of a woman seated on a horse 一个女子骑着马的塑像
* Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen. 女士们、先生们, 请就座.
* She seated herself on the sofa. 她坐在长沙发上.
2 [Tn] have seats for (a specified number of people) 有（某数量的人）的座位; 可坐（某数量的人）
*a hall that seats
500 可坐
500 人的大会堂.