sit是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical -- （使）坐，（使）坐下，（使）就座

  • to sit at a table/desk 坐在桌子／書桌旁

  • to sit in an armchair 坐在扶手椅上

  • to sit on a chair/a horse/the ground 坐在椅子上／騎在馬背上／坐在地上

  • He came and sat (down) next to me. 他走過來坐在我身邊。

  • informal Sit yourself down and have a nice cool drink. 坐下來喝杯冷飲吧。

  • The child's father sat her (down) on a chair. 孩子的父親把她放在椅子上。

  • Monet's wife sat for him many times. 莫內的妻子多次做他的模特兒。

  • We're trying to train our dog to sit. 我們正在訓練我們的狗學蹲坐。

• 1 to stay in one place for a long time and not be used -- 保持不動；閒置不用

  • The encyclopedia sits on my shelf at home, gathering dust. 那本百科全書擺在我家的書架上，積滿了灰塵。

  • The town sits at/in the bottom of a valley. 村莊位於谷底。

  • That coat sits very well on you. 你穿那件外套很合身。

• 2 to hold an official meeting of a committee, court, etc. -- （議會、法庭等）開會，開庭

  • The court will sit tomorrow morning. 法庭將於明天上午開庭。

  • The committee sat to hear the arguments for and against the plan. 委員會開會聽取支持和反對這項計畫的意見。

• 3 to be a member of an official group -- 成爲（官方組織的）成員；（在…中）任職

  • I'm going to be sitting on the committee for one more year. 我將再任一年的委員會委員。

  • US All of the federal judges currently sitting (= in office) in Maryland hail from Baltimore. 馬裡蘭州所有的現任聯邦法官都來自巴爾的摩。

• 4 to take an exam -- 參加考試

  • After I've sat my exams, I'm going on holiday. 考試結束後，我要去度假。

  • Australian English I sat for my exams today. 我今天參加考試了。

• 5 to babysit -- 代人臨時照管孩子，當臨時保姆

  • I'm sitting my sister's kids this Saturday. 這個星期六我要替我姐姐看孩子。