[N-COUNT 可数名词]椅子 A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.
He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
他从椅子上站起来,朝窗口走去。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](大学的)教授职位 At a university, a chair is the post of professor.
[usu sing]
He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University...
他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
He gave London University £100,000 to establish a chair in Islamic art.
他资助伦敦大学10万英镑,以设立伊斯兰艺术教授一职。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](委员会、会议的)主席 The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it.
[usu sing]
She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
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[VERB 动词]主持(会议);担任(委员会的)主席 If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it.
[V n]
He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers...
他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.
宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。
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[N-SING 单数名词]同 electric chairThe chair is the same as the electric chair .
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[PHRASE 短语]主持(会议) If you are in the chair or take the chair at a meeting, you are the person in charge of it.
[V inflects]
In the chair was Morien Morgan...
会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee...
惠勒担任该小组委员会会议主席。
Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.
财政部部长们今天在布鲁塞尔碰头,会议由英国主持。
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chair★/tʃeə(r); NAmEtʃer/
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chairchairschairedchairingnoun★ _chairs_livingroom_comp.jpg _directorschair.jpg 1★[countable ]a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs 椅子◆a table and chairs一套桌椅◆Sit on your chair!坐在你的椅子上!◆an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair) 在扶手椅里睡着了的老人☞see also
armchair
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deckchair
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easy chair
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high chair
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musical chairs
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rocking chair
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wheelchair
2the chair[singular ]the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position (主持会议或委员会的)主席席位;委员长职位;(会议或委员会的)主席;委员长◆She takes the chair in all our meetings.她主持我们所有的会议。◆Who is in the chair today?今天谁主持?◆He was elected chair of the city council.他当选为市议会主席。3[countable ]the position of being in charge of a department in a university (大学的)系主任◆He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.他是牛津大学哲学系的系主任。4the chair[singular ]( US) ( informal) =
the electric chair
verbchairsth to act as the chairman or chairwoman of a meeting, discussion, etc. 担任(会议、讨论等的)主席;主持(会议、讨论等)◆Who's chairing the meeting?谁主持这次会议?chair/tʃeə(r); NAmEtʃer/
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chair1 noun
chair2 verb
chairchair1 /tʃeə $ tʃer/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1chair (1)chair [countable] a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, which has a back, a seat, and four legs: a kitchen chair They bought a new table and chairs. One of the chair legs was broken.on/in a chair She was sitting on a wooden chair. He sat back in his chair.2[singular] the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee, or the person who is in charge of it: Address your questions to the chair, please.be in the chair Who will be in the chair at tomorrow’s meeting?chair of He was nominated as chair of the board of governors.3[countable] the position of being a university professorchair of a new Chair of Medicine4the chair American English informal the electric chairCOLLOCATIONSverbssit in/on a chair· She sat in her favourite chair.pull/draw up a chair (=move a chair nearer someone or something)· Pull up a chair and look at these pictures.take a chair (=sit down in one in a particular place)· Brian took a chair beside his wife.lean back in your chair· He leant back in his chair and took out his pipe.sink/slump/flop into a chair (=sit down in one in a tired or unhappy way)· Greg groaned and sank into his chair.collapse in/into a chair (=sit down suddenly because you are very tired or upset)· Eileen collapsed into a chair and burst out crying.get up from your chair (also rise from your chair formal)· He got up from his chair and walked to the window.jump up from your chair (=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair.push back your chair (=in order to get up)· He pushed back his chair and stood up.lounge in a chair (=sit in one in a very relaxed way)· Everyone was outside, lounging in chairs in the sun.adjectivesa comfortable chair (also a comfy chair informal)· The hotel had a TV room with some nice comfy chairs.a hard chair (=not comfortable)· I sat on a hard chair in the corridor and waited.an empty chair (=with no one using it)· She came and sat in an empty chair beside me.a wooden/plastic/leather etc chair· In the kitchen was a table with six wooden chairs around it.a folding chair (=one which you can fold so it is flat)· People were sitting on blankets or folding chairs, listening to the outdoor concert.chair + NOUNa chair leg/arm/back/seat· The chair leg has broken.
chair1 noun
chair2 verb
chairchair2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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to be the chairperson of a meeting or committee: The inquiry was chaired by a judge.
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