| 单词 | sit |
| 释义 | sit (sɪt ) Word forms: sits , sitting , sat 1. verb A1 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. Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen. [VERB preposition/adverb] They sat there in shock and disbelief. [VERB preposition/adverb] They had been sitting watching television. [VERB] He was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes. [VERB adjective] 2. verb A2 When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something. He set the cases against a wall and sat on them. [VERB preposition/adverb] Eva pulled over a chair and sat beside her husband. [VERB preposition/adverb] When you stand, they stand; when you sit, they sit. [VERB] Synonyms: take a seat, perch, settle down, be seated Sit down means the same as sit. I sat down, stunned. [VERB PARTICLE] Hughes beckoned him to sit down on the sofa. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] 3. verb If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position. He used to sit me on his lap. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He'll sit you in front of his computer and give you a glimpse of the problem. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] To sit someone down somewhere means to sit them there. She helped him out of the water and sat him down on the rock. [V n P prep/adv] They sat me down and had a serious discussion about sex. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. verb If you sit for an artist or photographer, you place yourself in a sitting position so you can be painted or photographed. A person may well have been sitting for the artist for eight hours at a stretch. [VERB for noun] Synonyms: pose, model 5. verb B2 If you sit an examination, you do it. [British] June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams. [VERB noun] 6. verb [no cont] If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it. He was asked to sit on numerous committees. [VERB + on] I know of no professional person who has ever sat on a jury. [V on/in n] The party's three MPs will continue to sit in parliament. [V on/in n] Synonyms: be a member of, serve on, have a seat on, preside on 7. verb When a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work. [formal] Parliament sits for only 28 weeks out of 52. [VERB] The court would sit all night. [VERB] Synonyms: convene, meet, assemble, officiate 8. verb If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place. [written] Our new house sat next to a stream. [VERB preposition/adverb] On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: be situated, stand, lie, be placed 9. verb To sit for someone means the same as to babysit for them. [informal] I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday. [VERB for noun] Synonyms: babysit, childmind 10. See also sitting 11. to sit tight phrase 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. Sit tight. I'll be right back. Life would continue to be hard but if they sat tight and trusted him things would get better. 12. to sit on the fence phrase If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves. He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence. Synonyms: be uncommitted, be uncertain, be undecided, vacillate Phrasal verbs: sit around regional note: in BRIT, also use sit about phrasal verb B2 If you sit around or sit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting. [informal] Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing. [VERB PARTICLE] We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge. [VERB PARTICLE] sit back phrasal verb B2 If you sit back while something is happening, you relax and do not become involved in it. [informal] They didn't have to do anything except sit back and enjoy life. [VERB PARTICLE] American firms handed over technologies to their partners and then sat back to enjoy the cash flow. [VERB PARTICLE to-infinitive] sit by phrasal verb If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it. We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away. [VERB PARTICLE] The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by. [VERB PARTICLE] sit down 1. sit [sense 2], sit [sense 3] 2. phrasal verb If you sit down and do something, you spend time and effort doing it in order to try to achieve something. Have you both sat down and worked out a budget together? [VERB PARTICLE] 150 countries sat down to discuss the impact of human activities on the atmosphere. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. See also sit-down sit in on phrasal verb If you sit in on a lesson, meeting, or discussion, you are present while it is taking place but do not take part in it. Will they permit you to sit in on a few classes? [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] People can sit in on meetings, even if it's not really in their subject area. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] sit on phrasal verb If you say that someone is sitting on something, you mean that they are delaying dealing with it. [informal] He had been sitting on the document for at least two months. [VERB PARTICLE noun] sit out phrasal verb If you sit something out, you wait for it to finish, without taking any action. The only thing I can do is keep quiet and sit this one out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He can afford to sit out the property slump. [VERB PARTICLE noun] sit through phrasal verb If you sit through something such as a film, lecture, or meeting, you stay until it is finished although you are not enjoying it. ...movies so bad you can hardly bear to sit through them. [VERB PARTICLE noun] sit up 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you sit up, you move into a sitting position when you have been leaning back or lying down. Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you sit someone up, you move them into a sitting position when they have been leaning back or lying down. She sat him up and made him comfortable. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you sit up, you do not go to bed although it is very late. We sat up drinking and talking. [VERB PARTICLE] I didn't feel like sitting up all night. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If something makes you sit up, it makes you suddenly pay attention to what is happening. A defeat like that makes you sit up and think. [VERB PARTICLE] 5. See also sit-up Idioms: sit on your hands to not do something which you should be doing The pace of development in Formula One is so fast that if you sit on your hands you quickly regret it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sit on the fence to refuse to state a definite opinion about something or to say who you support in a conflict The commission has chosen, extraordinarily, to sit on the fence, murmuring that schools must decide for themselves. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sit in judgment to criticize other people I think people should work hard to keep a marriage alive. I don't want to sit in judgment on other people, but if there's anything that's good, try to hold on to it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sit on a powder keg to be in a very dangerous situation, in which something could suddenly go seriously wrong at any time The Prime Minister was all too aware that he was sitting on a powder keg which could explode at any moment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sit pretty to be in a good, safe, or comfortable situation When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra surplus grain. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sit tight to wait and see how a difficult situation develops before taking any action In a recession, the message is that those who want to sell their houses should sit tight for a couple of years if they can. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: sit at a table She touched my shoulder as she drifted past to sit at the table with me. The Sun And don't sit at a table around the dance floor. The Sun In another, a couple sit at a table holding hands. Times, Sunday Times She was an inspiration and taught me and other businesswomen how to 'sit at the table', focus on your job and work hard. The Sun When we last played there, we had to sit at a table after the show and people queued up to get our autographs. The Sun As the interviewer you will sit to one side of the camera so the other person can focus on you rather than the camera. Christianity Today A few months later, the computer sits to one side in the church office, largely unused. Christianity Today She sits to one side, settling down deep into the seat, legs stretched out. Times, Sunday Times A rotting mattress sits to one side. Times, Sunday Times A single story wooden wing sits to one side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It is how we use our own design that is at fault if we find sitting upright hard work. Times, Sunday Times (2012) She sat upright in bed with a roaring head, and a mouth that felt stuffed with dry corn bread. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (1997) Timson, a lifeboatman to the end, used the last of his strength to sit upright and try to stand. LET NOT THE DEEP (2002) He was found sitting upright against a wall in the abbey graveyard. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I sat upright in the chair, the area was sanitised and the German-born doctor meticulously injected around the bumps. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 坐 Japanese: 座る |
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