| 单词 | sit |
| 释义 | Related topics: Painting and drawingsit /sɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting) 1 in a chair etc 在椅子等上 a) (also be sitting down) [intransitive]SIT to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks 坐sit on/in/by etc I sat on the shore and looked at the sea. 我坐在岸上看海。 She was sitting in a chair by the fire. 她坐在炉火边的椅子上。 She’s the girl who sits next to me at school. 她是在学校里坐在我旁边的女孩。 In the driving seat sat a man of average height. 驾驶座上坐着一名中等身材的男子。sit at a desk/table etc (=sit facing it) 坐在书桌/桌子等前面 Jean sat at the table writing a letter. 琼坐在桌前写信。sit doing something They sat sipping their drinks. 他们坐着啜饮料。 We used to sit and listen to her for hours. 我们以前总是一坐几个小时听她讲。 b) (also sit down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up 坐下 He came over and sat beside her. 他走过来坐在她旁边。 Sam sat opposite her and accepted a cigarette. 萨姆在她对面坐下，接过一支香烟。 c) (also sit somebody down) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SIT to make someone sit, or help them to sit 使坐下，使就座sit somebody on/in etc something I gently led her to the chair and sat her on it. 我小心地把她带到椅子边扶她坐下。2 objects/buildings etc 物件/建筑等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]BE to be in a particular position or condition 位于，坐落在 〔某位置〕；处于〔某状况〕sit on/in etc a little church sitting on a hillside 坐落在山坡上的一座小教堂 The parliament building sits in a large square. 议会大楼位于一个大广场上。 He’s got a computer sitting on his desk, but he doesn’t use it. 他有一台电脑放在书桌上，但他不用。 My climbing boots were sitting unused in a cupboard. 我的登山靴在橱柜里，一直没有穿。 The house has sat empty for two years. 这幢房子已经空置两年了。3 do nothing 不干事 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]NOT DO something to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful 闲（坐）着 I spent half the morning sitting in a traffic jam. 我遇上塞车，坐在车里等了半个上午。 Well, I can’t sit here chatting all day. 好了，我可不能整天坐在这儿闲扯。 Are you just going to sit there complaining? 你就打算坐在那里发牢骚吗？4 committee/parliament etc 委员会/议会等 [intransitive]MEMBER to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group 成为〔委员会、议会或其他官方组织〕的成员sit in/on They both sat on the management committee. 他们两个都担任管理委员会的委员。 He was the first journalist to sit in parliament. 他是第一位任议会议员的新闻记者。5 meeting 会议MEET [intransitive] to have a meeting in order to carry out official business 〔官方机构〕开会；开庭 The council only sits once a month. 委员会每月只开一次会。 The court will sit until all the evidence has been heard. 法院将一直开庭到所有证词都陈述完毕为止。6 animal/bird 兽类/鸟类 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] a) HBASITto be in, or get into, a resting position, with the tail end of the body resting on a surface 蹲坐；栖息 The cat likes to sit on the wall outside the kitchen. 这只猫喜欢蹲在厨房外面的墙头上。 b) Sit! used to tell a dog to sit with the tail end of its body resting on the ground or floor 蹲下！〔对狗的口令〕 c) HBBif a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to make the eggs hatch 〔鸟类〕孵蛋7. look after 照看 [intransitive + for]LOOK AFTER somebody to look after a baby or child while its parents are out 代人临时照看孩子 SYN babysit8 sit tight spoken a) STAY/NOT LEAVEto stay where you are and not move 留在原地不动 Just sit tight – I’ll be there in five minutes. 待着别动——我五分钟后就来。 b) NOT DO somethingto stay in the same situation, and not change your mind and do anything new 坚持立场，不改变主意 We’re advising all our investors to sit tight till the market improves. 我们建议我们所有的投资者按兵不动，等待市场复苏。9 be sitting pretty SUCCESSFULto be in a very good or favourable position 处于有利地位 We’ve paid off the mortgage, so we’re sitting pretty now. 我们已经还清抵押贷款，现在轻松了。10 sit in judgment (on/over somebody) JUDGEto give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this （对某人）进行评论〔尤指妄加评论〕 How can you sit in judgment on somebody you hardly know? 你怎么可以对几乎不了解的人妄加评论呢？11 not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody) if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it 〔情况、计划等〕（使某人）不舒服 He had never before been accused of stealing, and it did not sit well with him. 从来没有人说过他偷东西，这一指责让他觉得很委屈。12 sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject 持观望态度，骑墙 The weakness of the book is that it sits on the fence on important issues. 这本书的缺点是在重要问题上没有明确的态度。13 sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something 拖延着不采取行动 Workers are losing their jobs while the government sits on its hands and does nothing. 工人在失业，而政府却坐视不理。14 exams 考试 [intransitive, transitive] British EnglishEXAM/TEST to take an examination 参加 （考试） Tracy’s sitting her GCSEs this year. 特蕾西今年要参加普通中等教育证书考试。sit for They were preparing children to sit for the entry examination. 他们正在帮助孩子们准备入学考试。15 picture/photo 画像/照片 [intransitive]TCMAVP to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed 坐着让人画像[照相]sit for She sat for (=was painted by) Holman Hunt and Millais. 她给霍尔曼·汉特和米莱当过模特。 COLLOCATIONSadverbssit still (=without moving) 坐着不动Young children find it almost impossible to sit still. 小孩子几乎很难坐着不动。sit quietly (=without talking) 静静地坐着Mac sat quietly in the back of the car. 马克静静地坐在汽车后座上。be sitting comfortably 舒服地坐着She was sitting comfortably on the sofa. 她正舒服地坐在沙发上。sit up straight/sit upright (=with your back straight) 坐得笔直nSit up straight at the table, Maddie.sit bolt upright (=suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something) 突然坐直〔如因为听到某事〕nSuddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’sit cross-legged (=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you) 盘腿而坐nShe sat cross-legged on the grass. THESAURUSsit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position 坐；坐下He was sitting in front of the fire. 他正坐在火炉前。She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes. 她坐到床上,蹬掉鞋子。nWho is the man sitting next to Karen?sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing 坐下I sat down on the sofa. 我在沙发上坐下来。Come in and sit down. 进来坐。be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place 坐在〔某把椅子或某个位置上〕John was seated on my left. 约翰坐在我的左边。nThere was a man seated behind the desk.take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down 就座〔尤用于请某人坐下〕Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute. 请坐——她马上就来。Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes. 请各位观众入座,演出五分钟后开始。sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it 倒进〔舒服的椅子〕We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs. 我们打开电视,倒进扶手椅里。lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way 懒洋洋地坐着They lounged around all day by the pool. 他们整天懒洋洋地坐在游泳池旁边。perch to sit on the edge of something 坐在…的边缘He perched on the arm of the sofa. 他坐在沙发的扶手上。My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool. 我妹妹坐在高脚凳上。be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep 靠在…上坐着They found him slumped against the steering wheel. 他们发现他趴在方向盘上。squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet 蹲A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool. 一个小男孩蹲在水池边。 PHRASAL VERBS16 sit around (also sit about British English) phrasal verb NOT DO somethingLAZYto spend a lot of time sitting and doing nothing very useful 闲坐，无所事事地坐着 We sat around for a bit, chatting. 我们闲坐着聊了一会儿。17 sit back phrasal verb a) RELAXEDto get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax 舒服地坐好 Sit back and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine. 坐下来放松一下——我来开瓶酒。b) RELAXEDto relax and make no effort to get involved in something or influence what happens 不采取行动，袖手旁观 Don’t just sit back and wait for new business to come to you. 不要坐等新的业务来找你。18 sit by phrasal verb to allow something wrong or illegal to happen without doing anything about it 坐视不管 I’m not going to sit by and watch a man go to prison for something I’ve done. 我不能坐视别人因我的所作所为而进监狱。19 sit down phrasal verb a) SITto be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position 坐着；坐下 It was good to be sitting down eating dinner with my family. 坐下来和家人一起用晚餐感觉真好。 Sit down, Amy – you look tired. 坐吧，埃米，你看上去很累。sit yourself down Sit yourself down and have a drink. 坐下来，喝一杯吧。b) sit somebody down to make someone sit down or help them to sit down 使某人就座，使某人坐下sit somebody down in/on I helped her into the room and sat her down in an armchair. 我扶她进了房间，让她在扶手椅上坐下来。c) sit down and do somethingATTENTION to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention 坐下来专心解决[认真处理]某事 The three of us need to sit down and have a talk. 我们三个需要坐下来好好谈谈。 Sit down and work out just what you spend. 坐下来算一算你花了多少钱。20 sit in phrasal verb MEETto be present at a meeting but not take an active part in it 列席，旁听 on Would you like to sit in on some of my interviews? 你愿意来旁听我的几场面试吗？21 sit in for somebody phrasal verb INSTEADto do a job, go to a meeting etc instead of the person who usually does it 代理〔某人的〕工作；代表〔某人〕出席会议 This is Alan James sitting in for Suzy Williams on the mid-morning show. 我是艾伦·詹姆斯，代替苏济·威廉斯主持今天上午的节目。22 sit on something phrasal verb informal DELAYto delay dealing with something 拖延不办，搁置 I sent my application about six weeks ago and they’ve just been sitting on it. 我大约六周前就把申请寄去了，可他们就是一直拖着不办。23 sit something ↔ out phrasal verb a) WAITto stay where you are and do nothing until something finishes, especially something boring or unpleasant 一直等到…结束〔尤指无聊或不快之事〕 She had two weeks to sit it out while she waited to hear if she had got the job. 她要干等两个星期才能知道是否会得到这份工作。 She was prepared to sit out the years of Jack’s jail sentence. 她准备熬过这些年，直到杰克刑满释放。b) to not take part in something, especially a game or dance, when you usually take part 不参加〔通常都参加的比赛或跳舞活动〕 Johnson sat out the game with a shoulder injury. 约翰逊因为肩伤，只能旁观比赛。24 sit through something phrasal verb GO TO/ATTENDto attend a meeting, performance etc, and stay until the end, even if it is very long and boring 一直待到〔会议、演出等〕结束 I wasn’t the least bit interested in all the speeches I had to sit through. 我对这些非听完不可的一场场演讲毫无兴趣。25 sit up phrasal verb a) SITto be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position after you have been lying down 坐着；〔从躺姿〕坐起来 He was sitting up in bed, reading his book. 他坐在床上看书。 She sat up and reached for her glass. 她坐起来伸手去拿杯子。b) SIT sit somebody up to help someone to sit after they have been lying down 帮助某人坐起来sit somebody up in/on etc I’ll sit you up on the pillows and you’ll be nice and comfortable. 我扶你坐起来靠在枕头上，这样你就舒服了。c) SITto sit in a chair with your back straight 坐直，端坐 Just sit up straight and stop slouching. 坐直身子，别无精打采的。d) SLEEPto stay up very late 熬夜 Sometimes we just sit up and watch videos all night. 有时我们通宵熬夜看录像。e) sit up (and take notice)ATTENTION to suddenly start paying attention to someone, because they have done something surprising or impressive 突然关注[注意]起来 If Maria succeeded, then everyone would sit up and take notice. 玛丽亚要是成功了，大家都会对她刮目相看。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussit• Riker and I and Reacher and the gunner sat around the Huey and ate lunch.• We all used to sit around the kitchen table, smoking and chatting.• An grey-haired woman was sitting at the reception desk.• He came over to me, picked up the piece of paper before me, and sat back down on the bed.• It's so hot in here. Shall we go and sit by the window?• Claude and Ruth were talking quietly with Pat, who sat cross-legged on the sofa.• He sat down right beside me.• Taking the book to the chair by the fire, Alexandra sat down with it in her hand.• The power struggle went on for about a minute, then the Archon sat down.• Is it okay if I sit here?• The Court of Appeals sits in San Francisco.• I saw a man with grey hair sitting in the car next to Jean.• I sat my final exams last year.• Do you want to sit next to Brian?• Jeff's dog sat next to his chair as we talked.• Peter would have liked to sit next to Kate but he had lacked the necessary social agility to secure the centre position.• Come and sit next to me -- I haven't seen you for ages.• Come and sit on Mommy's knee.• Billy sat on the edge of the desk, swinging his legs.• The cistern of the close-coupled design sits on top of the pan and is connected directly to it.• Let's go sit outside.• A woman in a huge hat came and sat right in front of us.• I wish you children would sit still for 10 minutes.• He sat thinking how he was stuck with her, how there was no privacy in this house for emergency situations.• After a few days, he was finally allowed to sit up in bed.sit and• As usual, after the first appreciative murmurs, we sat and ate our meal in silence.• I sat and dropped my head into my hands.• Sometimes he'd sit and look at it, and his eyes would sting with the tears of despair.• Juliet and David sat and looked at each other.• And they sat and they plotted what they should do next.• Many things are unclear to me, including myself, and I want to sit and think.• And George just sat and watched.• She sits and worries about the new season.sat empty• Both pads then sat empty for about a year.sit there• Are you just going to sit there all afternoon?• Aunt Anna makes the dough, and everybody sits there and cuts and makes tortellini.• Do we sit there and take it from others?• I sat there and twiddled my thumbs.• Yet I sat there feeling helpless and knowing I was being laughed at.• We'd just sit there in silence.• As they sat there some one came up and, as was not unusual, joined them in their conversation.• The woman just sat there staring as the packages were opened.• They have sat there too long.sit in/on• At a washout she sat in a cold stupor while Oliver lit the lantern and looked the place over.• They were the first couple in parliamentary history to sit on a front bench together in either House.• Henry sat in his chair as the seconds ticked away.• Republicans bewail what they say is a likelihood that Democrats will sit on nominations.• Therefore, I can speak of the experience when four hon. Members sit in quasi-judicial godliness hearing the arguments for and against.• Why pay Vaughn $ 4 million this season to sit on the bench?• In the evening he sat on the porch, thinking.Origin sit Old English sittansit verb →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1LDOCE OnlineChinese chair Corpus on or or on seat, be to a |
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