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v.(使)就座,(使)坐
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sit为小学词汇   词频:317

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动词过去式:sat 过去分词:sat 现在分词:sitting 第三人称单数:sits

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sit


/sɪt; sɪt/
v (-tt-; pt, pp sat / sAt; sAt/)
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] be in a position in which the body is upright and resting on the buttocks, either on a seat or on the ground 坐; 就座
*Never stand when you can sit. 能坐着就别站着.
* Are you sitting comfortably? 你坐得舒服吗?
* sit on a chair, on the floor, in an armchair, etc 坐在椅子上、地板上、单座沙发上等
* sit at
(a) table to eat 坐在桌旁吃饭
* sit on a horse 骑在马上.
(b) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sb) (down); ~ oneself down (cause sb to) take up such a position; place (sb) in a sitting position (使某人)坐, 就座; 将(某人)安置成坐着的姿势
*She sat (down) on the chair and took her shoes off. 她坐在椅子上, 把鞋脱了.
* He lifted the child and sat (ie seated) her on the wall. 他把小孩举起来, 让她坐在墙上.
* Sit yourself down and tell us what happened. 你坐下, 告诉我们怎么回事.
* (fig 比喻) We must sit down together and settle our differences. 我们得坐下来解决分歧.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sb) pose for a portrait 坐着供人画像或拍照
*I sat every day for a week until the painting was finished. 我每天那样坐着, 一个星期才把我画好.
* sit for a famous painter 坐着供一位名画家画像.
3 [I] (of a parliament, lawcourt, committee, etc) hold a meeting (指国会、法庭、委员会等)开会, 开庭
*The House of Commons was still sitting at
3 am. 下议院凌晨三时仍在开会.
4 [I, Ipr]
(a) (of birds) perch (指鸟)栖
*a sparrow sitting on a branch 栖在树枝上的麻雀.
(b) (of certain animals, esp dogs) rest with the hind legs bent and the rear end on the ground (指某些动物, 尤指狗)坐
*`Sit!' she told the dog. `坐下!'她对狗说.
5 [I] (of birds) stay on the nest to hatch eggs (指禽)孵卵
*The hen sits for most of the day. 这只母鸡整天大部分时间都在抱窝.
6 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) (usu followed by an adv 通常後接副词) (of clothes) fit the body well (指衣服)合身
*a dress that sits well, loosely, etc on sb 某人穿着合身、宽松等的连衣裙
* The coat sits badly across the shoulders. 这件大衣肩部不合适.
* (fig 比喻) His new-found prosperity sits well on him, ie suits him well. 他别开蹊径十分称心如意.
7 [Ipr] be in a certain position; lie 处于某位置; 位于
*The book's still sitting on my shelf, ie I haven't read it. 那本书仍在我的书架上搁着呢(我还没看呢).
* The farm sits on top of the hill. 那个农场在山顶上.
8 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (for) sth be a candidate for (an examination) 参加(考试)
*sit (for) an exam/a test 参加考试[测试]
* sit for a scholarship 为获奖学金而参加考试.
9 (idm 习语) sit at sb's `feet be sb's pupil or follower 做某人的弟子或追随者
*She sat at the feet of Freud himself. 她师承弗洛伊德. sit in `judgement (on/over sb) judge sb, esp when one has no right to do so 评论某人(尤指论者无此资格)
*How dare you sit in judgement on me? 你怎么敢对我妄加评论? sit on the `fence hesitate or fail to decide between two opposite courses of action, sets of beliefs, etc 骑墙; 持观望态度. sit on one's `hands do nothing 什么都不干
*Are you going to sit on your hands while she does all the work? 所有的工作都是她做, 你难道什么都不干吗? a ,sitting `duck person or thing that is an easy target, or is easy to attack 容易攻击或容易击中的人或事物
*Without my gun, I'm a sitting duck for any terrorist. 没有这支枪, 我就成了恐怖分子下手的目标. ,sitting `pretty (infml 口) in a fortunate situation, esp when others are unlucky 处境幸运(尤指别人不幸时)
*I was properly insured so I'm sitting pretty. 我已经有了一定的保险, 因而有备无患了. ,sit `tight
(a) remain where one is 留在原处; 不动
*All the others ran away, but I sat tight. 别人都跑了, 但我在原地没动.
(b) refuse to take action, yield, etc 不采取行动、不屈服等
*She threatened us with dismissal if we didn't agree, but we all sat tight. 她威胁说若我们不同意就把我们解雇, 但大家都没理会. sit `up (and take notice) (infml 口) suddenly start paying attention to what is happening, being said, etc 突然注意起发生的事情或说的话等
*I called her a damned hypocrite and that made her sit up. 我骂她惺惺作态, 她马上警觉起来.
* This news made us all sit up and take notice. 这消息立即引起我们大家的注意.
10 (phr v) sit around spend one's time sitting down, unwilling or unable to do anything 闲坐着(什么事都不愿做或不能做)
*I've been sitting around waiting for the phone to ring all day. 我一整天都坐在那儿等着来电话. sit back
(a) settle oneself comfortably back, eg in a chair 倚着靠背舒服地坐着(如在椅子上)
*I sat back and enjoyed a cup of tea. 我向後靠着舒适地坐着品茶.
(b) relax after working; do nothing 工作之後歇息; 什么都不做
*I like to sit back and rest in the evenings. 我喜欢在晚上什么也不做, 好好休息.
* Are you going to sit back and let me do everything? 你什么事都不想做, 所有事都让我干? sit down under sth (fml 文) suffer (insults, etc) without protest or complaint 忍受(凌辱等)(不反抗或不抱怨)
*He should not sit down under these accusations. 他不应该默默地忍受这类指责. sit for sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) (Brit) be the Member of Parliament for (a constituency) 任(某选区)的议会议员
*I sit for Bristol West. 我是西布里斯托尔的议会议员. sit in occupy (part of) a building as a protest 静坐示威(占据一建筑物或其中一部分)
*The workers are sitting in against the factory closures. 工人们静坐示威抗议关闭工厂. sit in on sth attend (a discussion, etc) as an observer, not as a participant 列席(讨论会等)
*The teachers allowed a pupil to sit in on their meeting. 教师允许有一名学生列席他们的会议. sit on sth
(a) (no passive 不用于被动语态) be a member of (a committee, jury, etc) 做(委员会、陪审团等)的成员
*How many people sit on the commission? 委员会有多少成员?
(b) (infml 口) fail to deal with sth 搁置; 积压
*They have been sitting on my application for a month. 他们把我的申请搁置了一个月. sit on sb stop sb's bad or awkward behaviour 制止某人的不良举动
*I have to sit on the class when they get too rowdy. 班上学生太闹时, 我就得管一管.
* She thinks she knows everything, and needs sitting on. 她认为她什么都 懂, 需要管束一下. sit out sit outdoors 坐在户外
*The garden's so lovely, I think I'll sit out. 花园真漂亮, 我想我还是坐在外面好. sit sth out
(a) stay to the end of (a performance, etc) 坐着直到(演出等)结束
*sit out a boring play 耐着性子看完一出乏味的话剧.
(b) not take part in (a particular dance) 不想跳(某种舞)
*I think I'll sit out the rumba. 我不想跳伦巴舞. sit through sth remain in a theatre, etc from the beginning to the end of (a performance, etc) (在剧院等)一直坐到(演出等)结束
*I can't sit through six hours of Wagner! 看六小时的瓦格纳歌剧我可坐不住! sit up (for sb) not go to bed until later than the usual time, esp because one is waiting for sb 晚睡(尤指为等候某人)
*I shall get back late, so don't sit up (for me). 我要晚些回来, 别(为等我)晚睡.
* The nurse sat up with the patient all night. 那护士整夜没睡守护着病人.
* We sat up late watching a film on TV. 我们很晚都没睡觉还在看电视影片. sit (sb) up (cause sb to) move to an upright position after lying flat, slouching, etc (使某人)坐起来, 坐直, 坐正, 端坐
*The patient is well enough to sit up in bed now. 病人现在已能在床上坐起来了.
* We sat the baby up to feed her. 我们让那婴儿坐正了好喂她.
* Sit up straight! 坐直了! Cf 参看 sit up (and take notice).

sit


v past tense and past participlesat [sæt/
1. But sometimes she would sit by the window and think of the evening long ago.
    但有时她会坐在窗前,回想一下很久以前的那个夜晚。

2. We could hardly sit still, for there were so many interesting sights outside the window.
    火车窗外美不胜收的景色,使我们兴奋得坐不住。

3. We communicate a great deal, researchers have found, with our bodies — by the way we move, sit, stand and what we do with our hands and heads.
    研究者发现,我们用形体进行着大量的交流 -- 通过我们移动、坐和站的方式,以及我们的手和头的动作。

4. Would I sit on the governor's committee and try to do something about the thousands of welfare clients who, like me, could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so, one step at a time?
    数以千计像我这样的福利救济对象,如果允许的话,可以慢慢地负担自己的一部分甚至全部生活费用,对此,我会不会在州政府的委员会里尝试做点儿什么呢?

5. We enter chatting about any little things that we have in common and the white man would sit calmly in his seat, listening to me with interest.
    我们闲谈一些平常的琐事, 白人会安静地坐着,兴味盎然地听着。

6. The impostor sit down quietly.
    骗子安定的坐下来.

7. The customer gets such things as a seat on a plane, a room in a hotel, and a chance to sit on a beach in the sunshine.
    顾客可以得到诸如飞机上的座位、旅馆里的房间以及在海滩晒太阳的机会。

8. The nurse brought a chair, so the Marine could sit by the bed.
    护士搬来一张椅子,那海军陆战队队员就坐在床边守着。

9. No problem. Just sit down in front of your home computer or TV and enter what you want, when you want it, from an electronic catalogue containing thousands of titles.
    没问题。只要坐在家中的电脑或电视机前,在一个含有上千个条目的电子目录中输入你想要的东西和需要的时间就行了。

10. He likes to sit at home, listen to music, and draw. He's kind of a dreamer."
    他喜欢一个人待在家里,听音乐,画画。他像个梦想家。"

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