单词 | to sit to |
释义 | > as lemmasto sit to —— to sit to —— intransitive. To apply oneself, while seated, to (a meal, an occupation, etc.); to sit down in order to consume (a meal, drinks, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit on [verb (transitive)] > for a specific purpose to sit at ——OE to sit to ——OE OE tr. Felix St. Guthlac (Vesp.) (1909) xvii. 157 Þa hi þa to gereorde sæton.., þa locode Guthlac to þam [perhaps read þæs] biscopes þegnum. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Josh. Prol. l. 45 We han demed..to sittyn [L. incumbere] to þe explanacion of þe prophetys..seþþe paumachie anholy man & merueylous þis same þyng askeþ by lettris. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke ix. 14 Make hem to sitte [L. discumbere] to mete. 1492 tr. Dyalogus Salomon & Marcolphus sig. civ The king sat to sowper. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxxiiv The two kynges washed and satte to meate vnder their clothes of estate. 1673 Pleasant Treat. Witches ii. 5 This Solemnity being finished, they sit to Table where no delicate meats are wanting to gratifie their Appetites. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 30 They could hardly sit to their Oars. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. i. 40 Little Trix was promised to sit to supper that night. 1889 W. Taylor Madrasiana (ed. 3) xiii. 68 After sitting to their wine, some one..proposed a visit to the host's stables. 1980 B. Targan Kingdoms 182 She sat to her task and did it well. 2013 E. Tricker Cosmic Joker viii. 39 Individuals would sit to dinner together..and..send messages to people sat yards away from them. < as lemmas |
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