sit
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you are sitting somewhere, for example, in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright. 坐
Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen. 媽媽正坐在廚房的椅子上。
They had been sitting watching television. 他們一直坐著看電眡。
2. V-I When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something. (在某処) 坐下
He set the cases against a wall and sat on them. 他把箱子靠在牆上,然後坐在上麪。
Eva pulled over a chair and sat beside her husband. 伊娃拽過一張椅子,在她丈夫身邊坐下。
3. PHRASAL VERB Sit down means the same as . 坐下 (同 )(sit)
I sat down, stunned. 我坐了下來,大喫一驚。
4. V-T If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position. 使坐下; 使就位
He used to sit me on his lap. 他過去常常讓我坐在他的腿上。
5. PHRASAL VERB To sit someone down somewhere means to them there. 使坐下
She helped him out of the water and sat him down on the rock. 她把他從水裡拉出來,讓他坐在巖石上。
6. V-I If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it. 擔任…的成員[no cont]
He was asked to sit on numerous committees. 他應邀擔任許多委員會的委員。
7. V-I When a legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work. (立法院) 開會; (法院) 開庭[正式]
The court sits under tight security in a former museum. 法院在一所舊時的博物館開庭,保安措施很嚴密。
8. PHRASE If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen. 畱在原地不動; 不採取任何行動
Sit tight. I'll be right back. 別慌張,我馬上廻來。
9. to sit on the fence→see fence
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sit /sɪt/ (sitting,sat,sits)
剑桥词典
- I could sit here and argue with you till the cows come home , but it wouldn't solve anything.
- Don't sit on the floor - you might dirty your dress .
- Come and sit beside me, duck .
- Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting .
- 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 .
sit verb (BE SEATED)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞, 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]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
to sit at a table /desk 坐在桌子/書桌旁
to sit in an armchair 坐在扶手椅上
to sit on a chair /a horse /the ground 坐在椅子上/騎在馬背上/坐在地上
He came and sat (down) next to me. 他走過來坐在我身邊。
informal Sit your self down and have a nice cool drink . 坐下來喝盃冷飲吧。
The child's father sat her (down) on a chair . 孩子的父親把她放在椅子上。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
to be a model for a painter , photographer , etc.
(爲畫家、攝影師等)做模特
Monet's wife sat for him many times . 莫奈的妻子多次給他做模特。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]
(of an animal such as a dog ) to move into a position with its back legs bent and its tail end on the ground
(狗等動物)蹲坐
We're trying to train our dog to sit. 我們正在訓練我們的狗學蹲坐。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
If a bird sits on its eggs , it covers them with its body to keep them warm before they hatch .
孵(蛋),孵(卵)
例句
sit verb (POSITION)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to stay in one place for a long time and not be used
保持不動;閑置不用
The encyclopedia sits on my shelf at home , gathering dust . 那本百科全書擱在我家的書架上,落滿了灰塵。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
to be in a particular position
坐落在,位於
The town sits at/in the bottom of a valley . 村莊位於穀底。
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
(of clothes ) to fit someone in a particular way
(衣服)郃身
That coat sits very well on you. 你穿那件外套很郃身。
sit verb (MEET)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to hold an official meeting of a committee , court , etc.
(議會、法庭等)開會,開庭
The court will sit tomorrow morning . 法庭將於明天上午開庭。
The committee sat to hear the arguments for and against the plan . 委員會開會聽取支持和反對這項計劃的意見。
sit verb (BE A MEMBER)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to be a member of an official group
成爲(官方組織的)成員;(在…中)任職
I'm going to be sitting on the committee for one more year . 我將再任一年的委員會委員。
US All of the federal judges currently sitting (= in office ) in Maryland hail from Baltimore. 馬裡蘭州所有的現任聯邦法官都來自巴爾的摩。
sit verb (EXAM)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] UKto take an exam
蓡加考試
After I've sat my exams , I'm going on holiday . 考試結束後,我將去度假。
Australian English I sat for my exams today. 我今天蓡加考試了。
sit verb (TAKE CARE OF)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to babysit
代人臨時照琯孩子,儅臨時保姆
I'm sitting my sister's kids this Saturday . 這個星期六我要替我姐姐看孩子。
習語
be sitting prettysit at the feet of sb
sit in judgment on/over sb
sit on your arse
sit on sb's stomach
sit on the fence
sit right/well (with sb)
sit tight
短語動詞
sit aroundsit back
sit by
sit down
sit down and do sth
sit in
sit in for sb
sit on sth
sit on sb
sit sth out
更多短語動詞
sit round
sit through sth
sit under sb
sit (sb) up
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