sitter
美音:
[´sıtə
]英音:
[´sıtə
]n.被画像的人,代人临时看管小孩的人
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sitter为短语/超纲词汇
sitter
/'sɪtə(r); `sɪtɚ/ n
1 person who is being painted or photographed 被画像或拍照的人.
2 (a) bird or animal that is not flying or moving and is therefore easy to shoot 不在飞行中或运动中的鸟或兽(因而容易射中).
(b) (sl 俚) thing that is easy to do, catch, etc 易做的或易捕捉的事物
*The purse in her handbag was a sitter for any thief. 她手提袋里的钱包小偷很容易偷走.
3 (with an adj 与形容词连用) hen that sits (sit 5) 孵蛋的母鸡
*a good/poor sitter 孵蛋的[不孵蛋的]母鸡.
4 (infml 口) = baby-sitter (baby).
sitter
n[C]
especially AmE a babysitter
someone who sits or stands while someone else paints them or takes photographs of them