| 单词 | to sit in for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sit in for 3. intransitive. to sit in for: to carry out temporarily the duties or obligations of (another person). Cf. to stand in 7 at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > act as delegate or deputy [verb (intransitive)] > temporarily to sit in for1915 to hold the fort1936 1915 Washington Post 14 Sept. 6/5 (header) Woman mayor of big city. ‘Sits in’ for Chief Magistrate of Los Angeles during latter's absence. 1963 ‘C. Keene’ Nancy's Mysterious Let. (rev. ed.) xix. 61 Say, how about sitting in for me, Nancy, in my Shakespeare class? You might pull an A for me. 1992 Washington Post 23 Mar. d10/1 Larson sat in for Katie Couric recently on the morning show and did well. 2011 M. Brown in Animal Res. in Global Environment, Proc. 2008 Internat. Workshop (National Res. Council (U.S.)) 67 Unfortunately, I have to leave after my talk; Sari has agreed to sit in for me in the panel this afternoon. < as lemmas |
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