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seat seat ★★★★☆/si͟ːt/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]座椅；椅子；座位 A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair. Stephen returned to his seat...斯蒂芬回到自己的座位上。Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.安记得坐在他们车里的后排座上了。2[N-COUNT	可数名词](椅子等的)座部，椅面 The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on. The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。3[VERB	动词]坐下；就座 If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down.   [V pron-refl]  [V-ed]  [WRITTEN 笔语]He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.他挥手指了指一把椅子，自己在书桌旁坐了下来。...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa.一幅他最喜欢的模特之一的画像，画中人坐在雅致的沙发上4[VERB	动词](房间、车辆)可坐…人，容纳…人 A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number.   [V amount]The Theatre seats 570.那个剧院可容纳 570 人。5[N-SING	单数名词](裤子的)臀部 The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom.   [usu the N of n]Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.然后他站起来，拍了拍牛仔裤的臀部。6[N-COUNT	可数名词](国会、议会、参议院中的)席位 When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat . Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat.一名失掉席位的马里兰州共和党党员7[N-COUNT	可数名词](公司董事会、委员会中的)席位，职位 If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it. He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.他始终未能如愿以偿地在公司董事会中谋得一席之地。8[N-COUNT	可数名词](组织、活动的)中心地，所在地；(豪门的)宅邸 The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base.   [with supp]Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。...Weston Park, family seat of the Earl of Bradford.韦斯顿公园，布拉德福德伯爵的祖宅9See also:deep-seated；hot seat；  10[PHRASE	短语]让权于他人；退居次要位置 If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions.   [V inflects]You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future...你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。This is a country where women usually take a back seat.在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。11[PHRASE	短语]坐下；入座 If you take a seat, you sit down.   [V and N inflect]  [FORMAL 正式]'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone...“请坐，”他不耐烦地说道。Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.他们分坐在桌子两边，雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。12  bums on seats→see: bum； in the driving seat→see: driving seat； by the seat of your pants→see: pants；  seat1 nounseat2 verbseatseat1 /siːt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1place to sit [countable] a place where you can sit, especially one in a vehicle or one from which you watch a performance, sports event etc:  I was in the back seat and Jo was driving. a 10,000-seat stadium People were shifting in their seats, looking uncomfortable.2official position [countable] a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisionsseat in/on a seat in the National Assembly Promotion would mean a seat on the board of directors.Parliamentary/Senate etc seat the Senate seat for Coloradowin/gain/lose a seat (=at an election) He predicts that his party will gain at least 12 seats.hold a seat (=have a seat) The Republicans hold 235 seats and the Democrats have 197.keep/hold onto a seat Mr Adams is expected to keep his seat. Labour held onto the seat with a 7% majority.safe seat British English one that a party will not losemarginal seat British English one that another party might easily win3part of a chair [countable usually singular] the flat part of a chair etc that you sit on:  Don’t put your feet on the seat! a wooden toilet seat a broken bicycle seat4baby/child/car seat a special seat that you put in a car for a baby or small child5seat of government/power formal a city where a country’s government is based6seat of learning formal a university, college etc7clothes [singular] the part of your trousers that you sit onseat of a rip in the seat of his jeans8take a back seat (to somebody/something) to have less influence or importance:  Foreign policy will take a back seat to domestic problems for a while.9on the edge of your seat waiting excitedly to see what happens next:  a gripping movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat10do something by the seat of your pants to do something by using only your own skill and experience, without any help from anyone or anything else, especially when this is risky or dangerous11in the driving seat British English, in the driver’s seat American English controlling what happens in a situation, organization, or relationship:  We’re trying to put young people in the driving seat.12in the hot seat (also on the hot seat American English) informal in a difficult position where you have to make important decisions, answer questions etc13house [countable] a home of a rich important family in the countrysidefamily/country seat → back-seat driverat back seat(2), → window seatCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seatfree· Excuse me, is this seat free?an empty/vacant seat· Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.the front/back/rear seat (=in a car)· Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.the driver's seat· He climbed into the driver's seat.the passenger seat· The cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.a window/aisle seat (=one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane)· I'd prefer a window seat, please.a front-row seat (=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc)· We had front-row seats.a ringside seat (=one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match)· We managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.a good seat (=one from which you can see well)· I managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.verbshave a seat· We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.have/take a seat (=sit down)· Take a seat, please.book/reserve a seat· You can book seats online.show somebody to their seat· A flight attendant showed them to their seats.go back to/return to your seat· The audience clapped as he returned to his seat.resume your seat formal (=sit down again)· We resumed our seats for the second half of the play.save somebody a seat (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.phrasesbums on seats British English informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience)· He is an actor who will put bums on seats.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave/hold a seat· The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.win a seat· The following year he won a seat on the local council.gain a seat (also take a seat from somebody) (=win a seat from another party)· At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate.· Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.lose a seat· She lost her seat at the last election.keep/hold onto a seat (also retain a seat formal) (=not lose it in an election)· He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.· Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.contest a seat (also run for a seat) (=try to win it)· Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats.· He ran for the seat as a Republican.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seata parliamentary seat· He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.a Senate seata congressional seata Labour/Republican etc seat (=one that a particular party usually wins)· Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.a safe seat British English (=one that a party is unlikely to lose)· Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.a marginal seat British English (=one that a party might easily lose)· The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas.seat1 nounseat2 verbseatseat2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[not in progressive] if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number:  The arena seats 60,000.2formal seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something) to sit down somewhere:  She seated herself at her desk.3to arrange for someone to sit somewhereseat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom →seated

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQ2AbH3ns3zlFx10QTMsOjkChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iQP6tsFPPDOfLg3DDAS8hlYYvd6RlRBB2V3bUP+nC4y2IzW+khu1wWrDeDaMBNX0iNyQ7FfXaIaG/8m8pi9sdCXkiAASufGLyTgRSh3jny4/PBijXmAf+J4Lk16DUd1KTLYQp4Lub3w8tb2Qx374zhHigwDljQBktiJZZlTfbZmI=             seat              ★                    /        siːt                ;          NAmE                siːt                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            seat      seats      seated      seating                            noun        ★                                  place to sit        可坐的地方                    1        ★                  a place where you can sit, for example a chair            座位，坐处（如椅子等）                                    ◆          She sat back in her seat.          她坐在那里，往后靠了靠。                          ◆          He put his shopping on the seat behind him.          他把买的东西放在身后的座位上。                          ◆          Please            take a seat            (= sit down).                    请坐。                          ◆          Ladies and gentlemen, please            take your seats            (= sit down).                    各位来宾，请就座。                          ◆          a            window/corner seat            (= one near a window/in a corner)                    挨窗户╱角落里的座位                          ◆          a            child seat            (= for a child in a car)                    （汽车上的）幼儿座                          ◆          Would you prefer a            window seator an            aisle seat?            (= on a plane)                    您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？                          ◆          We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.          我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。                          ◆          We all filed back to our seats in silence.          我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    sit                                                              ☞see also                                                    back seat                                              ,                                                    bucket seat                                              ,                                                    hot seat                                              ,                                                    love seat                                              ,                                                    passenger seat                                                                -seater        …座位                    2                  (            in nouns and adjectives              构成名词和形容词            )                    with the number of seats mentioned            有…座位的；有…座的                                    ◆                      (              BrE)            a ten-seater minibus                    十座小公共汽车                          ◆          an all-seater stadium            (= in which nobody is allowed to stand)                    全坐席体育场                            part of chair        椅子的一部份                    3                  the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit            （椅子等的）座部                                    ◆          a steel chair with a plastic seat          塑料座部的钢架椅子                            in plane/train/theatre        飞机；火车；剧院                    4        ★                  a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc.            座位                                    ◆          to            book/reserve a seat            (= for a concert, etc.)                    预订一个座位                          ◆          There are no seats left on that flight.          那次航班没座位了。                            official position        职位                    5        ★                  an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc.            （议会、理事会、委员会等的）席位                                    ◆          a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress          市政会╱议会╱国会席位                          ◆          to            win/lose a seat            (= in an election)                    （在选举中）赢得╱失去一个席位                          ◆          (            BrE)                    to            take your seat            (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament)                    （尤指在议会）就职                          ◆          The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives.          理事会的多数席位将由工商界代表担任。                          ☞see also                                                    safe seat                                                                town/city        城镇；市                    6                  seatof sth                          (            formal)                    a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government            （尤指大学或政府机关）所在地；中心                                    ◆          Washington is the            seat of governmentof the US.                    华盛顿是美国政府所在地。                          ◆          a university town renowned as a            seat of learning                    有学术重镇之称的大学城                            country house        乡村房舍                    7                  (          also          ˌcountry ˈseat          )                          (            both BrE)                    a large house in the country, that belongs to a member of the upper class            （上层社会人士的）乡村宅第                                    ◆          the family seat in Norfolk          在诺福克的祖宅                            part of body        身体部位                    8                  (            fml especially formal)                    the part of the body on which a person sits            臀部                                    SYN                                                    buttocks                                                                part of trousers/pants        裤子的一部份                    9                  the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers a person's            seat            （裤子的）后裆，臀部                                      IDIOMS              (fly) by the seat of your ˈpants                              (              informal)                        to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful              临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰                                            SYN                                          wing it                                                                be in the ˈdriving seat                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        be in the ˈdriver's seat            )                                to be the person in control of a situation              担任负责人；处于统领地位                                                  ☞more at                                    back seat                              ,                                    bum                                   n.            ,                                    edge                                   n.                                  verb                                  sit down        坐下                    1                  seatsb/yourself                          (            formal)                    to give sb a place to sit; to sit down in a place            向…提供座位；（使）就座；坐；落座                                    ◆          Please wait to be seated            (= in a restaurant, etc.).                    请等候安排入座。                          ◆          Please            be seated            (= sit down).                    请就座。                          ◆          He seated himself behind the desk.          他在书桌后面坐下。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    sit                                                                of building/vehicle        建筑物；交通工具                    2                  seatsb                          to have enough seats for a particular number of people            可坐…人；能容纳…人                                    ◆          The aircraft seats 200 passengers.          这架飞机能坐 200 名乘客。                                seat              /        siːt                ;          NAmE                siːt                /             seat[si:t]seated, seating, seatsCET4CET6TEM4考研v43186789588322512011028747n895483507052174459291113343228NOUN11451364633VERB5968138888Spoken:81269159seated[4405] seating[1506] seats[14689]座位(56%)，坐(29%)，席位(6%)，臀部(3%)，所在地(3%)，使坐下(1%)，底座(1%)，可容纳(1%)n.座位；所在地；职位vt.使…坐下；可容纳…的；使就职

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Collins	seat ★★★★☆ /si͟ːt/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]座椅；椅子；座位 A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair. Stephen returned to his seat... 斯蒂芬回到自己的座位上。 Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car. 安记得坐在他们车里的后排座上了。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](椅子等的)座部，椅面 The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on. The stool had a torn, red plastic seat. 那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。 3 [VERB 动词]坐下；就座 If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. [V pron-refl] [V-ed] [WRITTEN 笔语] He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk. 他挥手指了指一把椅子，自己在书桌旁坐了下来。 ...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa. 一幅他最喜欢的模特之一的画像，画中人坐在雅致的沙发上 4 [VERB 动词](房间、车辆)可坐…人，容纳…人 A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number. [V amount] The Theatre seats 570. 那个剧院可容纳 570 人。 5 [N-SING 单数名词](裤子的)臀部 The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom. [usu the N of n] Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans. 然后他站起来，拍了拍牛仔裤的臀部。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](国会、议会、参议院中的)席位 When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat . Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council. 无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。 ...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat. 一名失掉席位的马里兰州共和党党员 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词](公司董事会、委员会中的)席位，职位 If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it. He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company. 他始终未能如愿以偿地在公司董事会中谋得一席之地。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词](组织、活动的)中心地，所在地；(豪门的)宅邸 The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base. [with supp] Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos. 今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。 ...Weston Park, family seat of the Earl of Bradford. 韦斯顿公园，布拉德福德伯爵的祖宅 9 See also:deep-seated ；hot seat ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]让权于他人；退居次要位置 If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions. [V inflects] You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future... 你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。 This is a country where women usually take a back seat. 在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。 11 [PHRASE 短语]坐下；入座 If you take a seat, you sit down. [V and N inflect] [FORMAL 正式] 'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone... “请坐，”他不耐烦地说道。 Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table. 他们分坐在桌子两边，雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。 12 bums on seats→see: bum ； in the driving seat→see: driving seat ； by the seat of your pants→see: pants ；
Oxford	seat ★ / siːt ; NAmE siːt / noun , verb seat seats seated seating noun ★ place to sit 可坐的地方 1 ★ a place where you can sit, for example a chair 座位，坐处（如椅子等） ◆ She sat back in her seat. 她坐在那里，往后靠了靠。 ◆ He put his shopping on the seat behind him. 他把买的东西放在身后的座位上。 ◆ Please take a seat (= sit down). 请坐。 ◆ Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down). 各位来宾，请就座。 ◆ a window/corner seat (= one near a window/in a corner) 挨窗户╱角落里的座位 ◆ a child seat (= for a child in a car) （汽车上的）幼儿座 ◆ Would you prefer a window seator an aisle seat? (= on a plane) 您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？ ◆ We used the branch of an old tree as a seat. 我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。 ◆ We all filed back to our seats in silence. 我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。 ☞synonyms at sit ☞see also back seat , bucket seat , hot seat , love seat , passenger seat -seater …座位 2 ( in nouns and adjectives 构成名词和形容词 ) with the number of seats mentioned 有…座位的；有…座的 ◆ ( BrE) a ten-seater minibus 十座小公共汽车 ◆ an all-seater stadium (= in which nobody is allowed to stand) 全坐席体育场 part of chair 椅子的一部份 3 the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit （椅子等的）座部 ◆ a steel chair with a plastic seat 塑料座部的钢架椅子 in plane/train/theatre 飞机；火车；剧院 4 ★ a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc. 座位 ◆ to book/reserve a seat (= for a concert, etc.) 预订一个座位 ◆ There are no seats left on that flight. 那次航班没座位了。 official position 职位 5 ★ an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc. （议会、理事会、委员会等的）席位 ◆ a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress 市政会╱议会╱国会席位 ◆ to win/lose a seat (= in an election) （在选举中）赢得╱失去一个席位 ◆ ( BrE) to take your seat (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament) （尤指在议会）就职 ◆ The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives. 理事会的多数席位将由工商界代表担任。 ☞see also safe seat town/city 城镇；市 6 seatof sth ( formal) a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government （尤指大学或政府机关）所在地；中心 ◆ Washington is the seat of governmentof the US. 华盛顿是美国政府所在地。 ◆ a university town renowned as a seat of learning 有学术重镇之称的大学城 country house 乡村房舍 7 ( also ˌcountry ˈseat ) ( both BrE) a large house in the country, that belongs to a member of the upper class （上层社会人士的）乡村宅第 ◆ the family seat in Norfolk 在诺福克的祖宅 part of body 身体部位 8 ( fml especially formal) the part of the body on which a person sits 臀部 SYN buttocks part of trousers/pants 裤子的一部份 9 the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers a person's seat （裤子的）后裆，臀部 IDIOMS (fly) by the seat of your ˈpants ( informal) to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful 临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰 SYN wing it be in the ˈdriving seat ( BrE) ( NAmE be in the ˈdriver's seat ) to be the person in control of a situation 担任负责人；处于统领地位 ☞more at back seat , bum n. , edge n. verb sit down 坐下 1 seatsb/yourself ( formal) to give sb a place to sit; to sit down in a place 向…提供座位；（使）就座；坐；落座 ◆ Please wait to be seated (= in a restaurant, etc.). 请等候安排入座。 ◆ Please be seated (= sit down). 请就座。 ◆ He seated himself behind the desk. 他在书桌后面坐下。 ☞synonyms at sit of building/vehicle 建筑物；交通工具 2 seatsb to have enough seats for a particular number of people 可坐…人；能容纳…人 ◆ The aircraft seats 200 passengers. 这架飞机能坐 200 名乘客。 seat / siːt ; NAmE siːt /
LDC	seat1 noun seat2 verb seatseat1 /siːt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1place to sit [countable] a place where you can sit, especially one in a vehicle or one from which you watch a performance, sports event etc: I was in the back seat and Jo was driving. a 10,000-seat stadium People were shifting in their seats, looking uncomfortable.2official position [countable] a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisionsseat in/on a seat in the National Assembly Promotion would mean a seat on the board of directors.Parliamentary/Senate etc seat the Senate seat for Coloradowin/gain/lose a seat (=at an election) He predicts that his party will gain at least 12 seats.hold a seat (=have a seat) The Republicans hold 235 seats and the Democrats have 197.keep/hold onto a seat Mr Adams is expected to keep his seat. Labour held onto the seat with a 7% majority.safe seat British English one that a party will not losemarginal seat British English one that another party might easily win3part of a chair [countable usually singular] the flat part of a chair etc that you sit on: Don’t put your feet on the seat! a wooden toilet seat a broken bicycle seat4baby/child/car seat a special seat that you put in a car for a baby or small child5seat of government/power formal a city where a country’s government is based6seat of learning formal a university, college etc7clothes [singular] the part of your trousers that you sit onseat of a rip in the seat of his jeans8take a back seat (to somebody/something) to have less influence or importance: Foreign policy will take a back seat to domestic problems for a while.9on the edge of your seat waiting excitedly to see what happens next: a gripping movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat10do something by the seat of your pants to do something by using only your own skill and experience, without any help from anyone or anything else, especially when this is risky or dangerous11in the driving seat British English, in the driver’s seat American English controlling what happens in a situation, organization, or relationship: We’re trying to put young people in the driving seat.12in the hot seat (also on the hot seat American English) informal in a difficult position where you have to make important decisions, answer questions etc13house [countable] a home of a rich important family in the countrysidefamily/country seat → back-seat driver at back seat(2) , → window seat COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seatfree· Excuse me, is this seat free?an empty/vacant seat· Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.the front/back/rear seat (=in a car)· Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.the driver's seat· He climbed into the driver's seat.the passenger seat· The cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.a window/aisle seat (=one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane)· I'd prefer a window seat, please.a front-row seat (=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc)· We had front-row seats.a ringside seat (=one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match)· We managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.a good seat (=one from which you can see well)· I managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.verbshave a seat· We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.have/take a seat (=sit down)· Take a seat, please.book/reserve a seat· You can book seats online.show somebody to their seat· A flight attendant showed them to their seats.go back to/return to your seat· The audience clapped as he returned to his seat.resume your seat formal (=sit down again)· We resumed our seats for the second half of the play.save somebody a seat (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.phrasesbums on seats British English informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience)· He is an actor who will put bums on seats.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave/hold a seat· The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.win a seat· The following year he won a seat on the local council.gain a seat (also take a seat from somebody) (=win a seat from another party)· At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate.· Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.lose a seat· She lost her seat at the last election.keep/hold onto a seat (also retain a seat formal) (=not lose it in an election)· He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.· Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.contest a seat (also run for a seat) (=try to win it)· Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats.· He ran for the seat as a Republican.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seata parliamentary seat· He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.a Senate seata congressional seata Labour/Republican etc seat (=one that a particular party usually wins)· Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.a safe seat British English (=one that a party is unlikely to lose)· Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.a marginal seat British English (=one that a party might easily lose)· The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas. seat1 noun seat2 verb seatseat2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[not in progressive] if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number: The arena seats 60,000.2formal seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something) to sit down somewhere: She seated herself at her desk.3to arrange for someone to sit somewhereseat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom → seated
WDF	seat [si:t]seated, seating, seats CET4CET6TEM4考研 v4318 6789 588 3225 1201 1028 747 n895 48350 7052 17445 9291 11334 3228 NOUN1145 1364633 VERB5968 138888 Spoken: 81269159 seated[4405] seating[1506] seats[14689] 座位(56%)，坐(29%)，席位(6%)，臀部(3%)，所在地(3%)，使坐下(1%)，底座(1%)，可容纳(1%) n.座位；所在地；职位 vt.使…坐下；可容纳…的；使就职

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