sitting
- n.(法院或议会的)开会，会议，开庭(期间);(饭店等)一批，一次(顾客就餐时间);一次(坐着活动的时间);（摆姿势让人画像或拍照的）一次（时间）
- v.使坐;坐;坐落在;被放在;使就座;处在
- adj.就座的；孵卵中的(雌鸟)；易于命中的；租占着田地[房屋]的
- sit的现在分词
复数： sittings
sittingnoun
（法院或议会的）开会，会议，开庭（期间）
a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its business
（饭店等）一批，一次（顾客就餐时间）
a time when a meal is served in a hotel, etc. to a number of people at the same time
A hundred people can be served at one sitting (= at the same time) .
可同时供一百人就餐。
一次（坐着活动的时间）
a period of time that a person spends sitting and doing an activity
I read the book in one sitting .
我坐下来一口气就把那本书看完了。
（摆姿势让人画像或拍照的）一次（时间）
a period of time when sb sits or stands to have their picture painted or be photographed
sitting
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N-COUNT (因场地限制而分批用餐的)一批，一轮
A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.Dinner was in two sittings.
分两批吃晚饭。
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N-COUNT 召开会议;举行例会
A sitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work....the recent emergency sittings of the UN Security Council.
联合国安全理事会最近召开的几次紧急会议
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ADJ (总统或议员)现任的，在任期内的
A sitting president or member of parliament is a present one, not a future or past one....the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president.
在我们的历史上发生的现任总统与前任总统之间最为严重的一次冲突
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PHRASE 处于优越地位;处于优势
If you are sitting pretty, you are in a very favourable situation.If we'd let them buy it for a quarter of a million, we'd be sitting pretty by now.
要是当初我们让他以 25 万的价钱买下来的话，我们现在就会处于上风了。
noun
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- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
- he read the mystery at one sitting
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- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
- he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
- Synonym: posing
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- a session as of a legislature or court
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- a meeting of spiritualists
- the seance was held in the medium's parlor
- Synonym: seance session
adj
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- (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
- the seated Madonna
- the audience remained seated
- Synonym: seated
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- not moving and therefore easy to attack
- a sitting target
数据来源：WordNet
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It was the first sitting of the Senate since the election .
这是大选以来参议院第一次开会。
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No - one can enter the council chamber when the committee are sitting .
委员会开会时任何人不得进入会议室。
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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' 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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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。
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The pot was sitting in a pool of water .
罐子放在水里。
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We found a cool place to sit .
我们找了一个凉快的地方坐下来。
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We cannot just sit by and watch this tragedy happen .
我们不能坐视这样的悲剧发生。
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They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour .
他们不得不在候车室里等了一个小时。
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Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while .
来坐下歇一会儿吧。
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Let 's sit in the back row .
我们坐最后一排吧。