sit
- v.坐;使坐;处在，坐落在;被放在;重压，影响;（衣服）合身，适合;蹲;骑（马）;坐好，摆好姿势;开会;停留，滞留;静坐示威，参加静坐;（在…中）任职;<主英>参加考试;（风从某方向）吹;搁置;当临时保姆;（鸡等）伏窝，孵卵;容纳…坐;（鸟类）停落;（议会等）开会使就座
- n.坐;<古>（衣服等的）合身，适合;坐的一段时间
sitverb
在椅子等上面 on chair, etc.
坐
to rest your weight on your bottom with your back vertical, for example on/in a chair
She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
她坐在那儿，凝视着面前的那封信。
May I sit here?
我可以坐在这儿吗？
Just sit still!
坐着别动！
He went and sat beside her.
他走过去坐在她身边。
She was sitting at her desk.
她坐在书桌前。
We sat talking for hours.
我们坐着谈了好几个小时。
使坐；使就座
to put sb in a sitting position
He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
他抱起孩子，让她坐在墙头上。
事物 of things
处在；坐落在；被放在
to be in a particular place
A large bus was sitting outside.
外面停着一辆大轿车。
The pot was sitting in a pool of water.
罐子放在水里。
The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well) .
那件夹克穿在她身上很合身。
The box sat unopened on the shelf.
盒子搁在架子上，没有打开。
担任职务 have official position
（在…中）任职；任（…的）代表；担任
to have an official position as sth or as a member of sth
He was sitting as a temporary judge.
由他担任临时法官。
She sat on a number of committees.
她在几个委员会里任职。
For years he sat for Henley (= was the MP for that constituency ) .
他多年担任代表亨利选区的议会议员。
They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
他们两人都曾是下议院议员。
议会等 of parliament, etc.
开会；开庭
to meet in order to do official business
Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
议会一年的开会时间不足六个月。
考试 exam
参加考试；应试
to do an exam
Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
考生将在六月参加考试。
Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs.
大多数学生至少参加5门普通中等教育证书考试。
He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
当时他正要参加入学考试。
鸟 of bird
停落；栖；孵（卵）
to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm
狗 of dog
蹲；坐
to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight
Rover! Sit!
罗弗！蹲下！
照看小孩 take care of children
Who's sitting for you?
谁给你看着孩子呢？
to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
to admire sb very much, especially a teacher or sb from whom you try to learn
to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation
他的意见和管理部门的方针不大吻合。
His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
to decide whether sb's behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
你怎么敢对我妄加评论？
How dare you sit in judgement on me?
to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth
开会时他往往持观望态度。
He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
to sit or stand with your back straight
to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more
to do or say nothing to help sb or deal with a difficult situation
无所事事地消磨时间；闲坐
to spend time doing nothing very useful
I'm far too busy to sit around here.
我忙得不可开交，没空在这儿闲坐。
He just sits around watching videos.
他整天闲坐着看录像。
坐视不管；无动于衷
to take no action to stop sth bad or wrong from happening
We cannot just sit by and watch this tragedy happen.
我们不能坐视这样的悲剧发生。
坐下；就座
to move from a standing position to a sitting position
Please sit down.
请坐。
He sat down on the bed.
他在床边坐下。
They sat down to consider the problem.
他们坐下来考虑这一问题。
Come in and sit yourselves down.
都进来坐下。
坐下来认真做某事
to give sth time and attention in order to try to solve a problem or achieve sth
This is something that we should sit down and discuss as a team.
这件事我们应当坐下来一起认真讨论一下。
为…做模特
to be a model for an artist or a photographer
to sit for your portrait
摆好姿势让画家画肖像
She sat for Augustus John.
她为奥古斯塔斯∙约翰当过模特。
顶班；代某人履行职责
to do sb's job or perform their duties while they are away, sick, etc.
列席（会议）；旁听（课）
to attend a meeting, class, etc. in order to listen to or learn from it rather than to take an active part
拖延；积压；搁置
to have received a letter, report, etc. from sb and then not replied or taken any action concerning it
They have been sitting on my application for a month now.
他们压着我的申请不办有一个月了。
坐到（表演、演讲、会议等）结束
to stay until the end of a performance, speech, meeting, etc. that you think is boring or too long
We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches.
我们不得不耐着性子听完将近两个小时的讲话。
关注起来；警觉起来
to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc.
The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice .
这项建议引起了他的主顾们的关注。
使坐起来
to move sb into a sitting position after they have been lying down
These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.以上各词均含坐下之义。
to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair指坐：
May I sit here?
我可以坐在这儿吗？
Sit still, will you!
坐着别动！
to move from a standing position to a sitting position指坐下、就座：
Please sit down.
请坐。
Come in and sit yourselves down.
都进来坐下。
( formal ) to be sitting指坐着：
She was seated at the head of the table.
她坐在桌子的上座。
to sit down指坐下、就座
( rather informal ) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿：
She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
她坐在床沿上。
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VERB 坐
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.Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen...
妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。
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VERB 就座;坐下
When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something.He set the cases against a wall and sat on them...
他把箱子靠墙放好，然后坐在上面。
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VERB 使坐下;使就座
If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position.He used to sit me on his lap...
他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。
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VERB 坐着让人画像(或照相)
If you sit for an artist or photographer, you place yourself in a sitting position so you can be painted or photographed.A person may well have been sitting for the artist for eight hours at a stretch.
为了让画家给自己画像，一个人很有可能连续坐上 8 个钟头。
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VERB 参加(考试)
If you sit an examination, you do it.June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams.
6 月和 7 月是传统的考试月份。
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VERB 作为…的成员
If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it.He was asked to sit on numerous committees...
他受邀担任过许多委员会的委员。
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VERB (议会)开会;(法院)开庭
When a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work.Parliament sits for only 28 weeks out of 52...
在一年 52 周当中只有 28 周是议会开会的时间。
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VERB 位于;坐落在
If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place.Our new house sat next to a stream...
我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
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VERB 代人临时照看小孩;当临时保姆
To sit for someone means the same as to babysit for them.I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。
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PHRASE 呆在原处不动;不轻举妄动
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.Sit tight. I'll be right back...
你留在这儿别动，我马上就回来。
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- serve in a specific professional capacity
- the priest sat for confession
- she sat on the jury
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- be seated
- Synonym: sit down
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- show to a seat;assign a seat for
- The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
- Synonym: seat sit down
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- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- She never sat a horse!
- Did you ever ride a camel?
- The girl liked to drive the young mare
- Synonym: ride
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- take a seat
- Synonym: sit down
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- be in session
- When does the court of law sit?
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- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
- Synonym: model pose posture
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- work or act as a baby-sitter;I have too much homework to do"
- I cannot baby-sit tonigh
- Synonym: baby-sit
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- be located or situated somewhere
- The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue
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- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- The object sat in the corner
- We sat around chatting for another hour
- Synonym: sit around
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I could sit and watch the river all day long .
我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。
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We found a large flat rock to sit on .
我们找了一块可以坐的大而平滑的石头。
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They have been sitting on my application for a month now .
他们压着我的申请不办有一个月了。
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I don 't get much exercise sitting in the office all day .
我整天坐在办公室很少运动。
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There were several young people sitting around looking bored .
有几个年青人闲坐着，一副无聊的样子。
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Don 't just sit watching television ─ make yourself useful !
别光坐着看电视——帮一下忙吧！
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I don 't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing !
我不是花钱雇你整天闲坐着的！
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I sat down at the water 's edge .
我在水边坐了下来。
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He sat taking notes of everything that was said .
他坐在那儿记下了所说的每一件事。
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I read the book in one sitting .
我坐下来一口气就把那本书看完了。
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His views did not sit comfortably with the management line .
他的意见和管理部门的方针不大吻合。
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The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice .
这项建议引起了他的主顾们的关注。
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The children are too young to sit through a concert .
这些孩子太小，音乐会没完就坐不住了。
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Parliament sits for less than six months of the year .
议会一年的开会时间不足六个月。
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Come and sit here ─ I 've saved you a place .
到这儿来坐吧。我给你留了个座位。
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We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches .
我们不得不耐着性子听完将近两个小时的讲话。
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This is the first time I 've sat behind the wheel since the accident .
这是出车祸以来我头一次坐在方向盘前。
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I 'm far too busy to sit around here .
我忙得不可开交，没空在这儿闲坐。
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That 's his wife sitting at the far end of the table .
坐在桌子远端的那位就是他妻子。
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Can you reach the light switch from where you 're sitting ?
从你坐的地方够得着灯的开关吗？
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These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice .
这些抗议活动确实引起了政府的警觉和注意。
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She sat outside , waiting to find out her fate .
她坐在外面，等待命运对她作出的安排。
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' Sit down ' , she said .
“坐下。”她说。
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I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk .
我一天之中大部分工作时间都坐在办公桌旁。
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Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably .
一定要找个宽敞地儿坐得舒服一点。
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I sat down for a moment to gather my strength .
我坐下片刻积蓄力量。
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They sat down to consider the problem .
他们坐下来考虑这一问题。
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He basically just sits there and does nothing all day .
他根本就是一天到晚坐在那儿无所事事。
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There was this strange man sitting next to me on the plane .
在飞机上有个奇怪的人坐在我身旁。
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This is something that we should sit down and discuss as a team .
这件事我们应当坐下来一起认真讨论一下。
通常后接反身代词表示使某人自己就座，或后接某人表示安排其就座。
He seated himself at the desk.
他在书桌旁坐下了。
Please seat yourself, sir.
请坐，先生。
We seated the guest to the right of the chairman.
我们请那位来宾坐在主席的右边。
表示此义时，通常用于 perch (sb/oneself) on sth 结构。
We perched ourselves on a couple of high stools at the bar.
我们坐在酒吧的几个高脚凳上。
Bobby perched himself on the edge of the bed.
博比坐在床沿上。
Her father used to perch her on the front of his bike.
她爸爸过去常让她坐在自行车前梁上。
普通用词，与 stand (站) 相对，常用于口语。
Don't just sit watching, come and help me!
别只是坐着看，来帮帮我!
On the bus we sat together.
在公共汽车上我们坐在一起。
She was sitting by the window, reading a novel.
她坐在窗下看小说。
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