Question

sedentary adj.久坐的；固定不动的 (1) 工作上要久坐的人需要做运动。(2) 我们应该抛弃久坐的生活方式。 This adjective has a specialized meaning when referring to certain types of birds that stay in one area and do not migrate. Sedentary is from French sédentaire, from Old French, from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre "to sit."

Accepted Answer

英 ['sedntri] 美 ['sednteri] (1) People in sedentary jobs need to take exercise.(2) We should do away with the sedentary lifestyle. Scientists believe that one of the causes of the obesity epidemic sweeping the US is our sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary means sitting a lot and refers to a person or job that is not very physically active. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]需要久坐的；长期伏案的；少活动的 Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise.   [usu ADJ n]Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease.肥胖和久坐不动的生活方式被认为会增加患心脏病的几率。

英语单词	sedentary
英美音标	英 ['sedntri] 美 ['sednteri]
中文释义	adj.久坐的；固定不动的
英语例句	(1) People in sedentary jobs need to take exercise. (2) We should do away with the sedentary lifestyle.
中文例句	(1) 工作上要久坐的人需要做运动。 (2) 我们应该抛弃久坐的生活方式。
vocabulary简明	Scientists believe that one of the causes of the obesity epidemic sweeping the US is our sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary means sitting a lot and refers to a person or job that is not very physically active.
vocabulary扩展	This adjective has a specialized meaning when referring to certain types of birds that stay in one area and do not migrate. Sedentary is from French sédentaire, from Old French, from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre "to sit."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]需要久坐的；长期伏案的；少活动的 Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise. [usu ADJ n] Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease. 肥胖和久坐不动的生活方式被认为会增加患心脏病的几率。

Sedentary Exercise Lifestyle Obesity Lot Job 英 Sedntri] 美