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Sit Verb Sitting Sat Chair Body 例:He Artist

单词 sit
音标
英[sɪt] 美[sit]
解释
vt.& vi.(使)坐;vi.坐落;处在;(在…中)任职;(议会、委员会、法庭等)开会;vt.使就座;
例句

VERB
坐
If you are sitting somewhere, for example in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright.
例:Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen...妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。
例:They sat there in shock and disbelief...他们吃惊地坐在那里,不敢相信这是真的。

VERB
就座;坐下
When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something.
例:He set the cases against a wall and sat on them...他把箱子靠墙放好,然后坐在上面。
例:Eva pulled over a chair and sat beside her husband...伊娃拽过一把椅子,坐到丈夫的身边。

VERB
使坐下;使就座
If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position.
例:He used to sit me on his lap...他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。
例:He'll sit you in front of his computer and give you a glimpse of the problem.他会让你坐到电脑前,大致了解一下这个问题。

VERB
坐着让人画像(或照相)
If you sit for an artist or photographer, you place yourself in a sitting position so you can be painted or photographed.
例:A person may well have been sitting for the artist for eight hours at a stretch.为了让画家给自己画像,一个人很有可能连续坐上 8 个钟头。

VERB
参加(考试)
If you sit an examination, you do it.
例:June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams.6 月和 7 月是传统的考试月份。

VERB
作为…的成员
If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it.
例:He was asked to sit on numerous committees...他受邀担任过许多委员会的委员。
例:I know of no professional person who has ever sat on a jury...据我所知,陪审团的成员中从未有过专业人员。

VERB
(议会)开会;(法院)开庭
When a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work.
例:Parliament sits for only 28 weeks out of 52...在一年 52 周当中只有 28 周是议会开会的时间。
例:The court would sit all night.法庭将要通宵庭审。

VERB
位于;坐落在
If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place.
例:Our new house sat next to a stream...我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
例:On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles.桌上有一只用珠子串成的小三角形作装饰的盒子。

VERB
代人临时照看小孩;当临时保姆
To sit for someone means the same as to babysit for them.
例:I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。

PHRASE
呆在原处不动;不轻举妄动
If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen.
例:Sit tight. I'll be right back...你留在这儿别动,我马上就回来。
例:Life would continue to be hard but if they sat tight and trusted him things would get better.生活依然会很艰辛,但是如果他们能静观其变,并且信任他,一切会慢慢好起来的。
变形
third:sits~done:sitten~ing:sitting~past:sat~

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