单词 | sit up |
释义 | 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 See full dictionary entry for sit sit-up Word forms: sit-ups regional note: in AM, also use situp countable noun [usually plural] Sit-ups are exercises that you do to strengthen your stomach muscles. They involve sitting up from a lying position while keeping your legs straight on the floor. It may not be because they do more sit-ups than you do. Translations: Chinese: 仰卧起坐 Japanese: 腹筋運動 |
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