单词 | seat |
释义 | Word Frequency seat(siːt) noun 1. a piece of furniture designed for sitting on, such as a chair or sofa 2. the part of a chair, bench, etc, on which one sits 3. a place to sit, esp one that requires a ticket I have two seats for the film tonight 4. the buttocks 5. the part of a garment covering the buttocks 6. the part or area serving as the base of an object 7. the part or surface on which the base of an object rests 8. the place or centre in which something is located a seat of government 9. a place of abode, esp a country mansion that is or was originally the chief residence of a family 10. a membership or the right to membership in a legislative or similar body 11. mainly British a parliamentary constituency 12. membership in a stock exchange 13. the manner in which a rider sits on a horse 14. by the seat of one's pants 15. on seat verb 16. (transitive) to bring to or place on a seat; cause to sit down 17. (transitive) to provide with seats 18. (tr; often passive) to place or centre the ministry is seated in the capital 19. (transitive) to set firmly in place 20. (transitive) to fix or install in a position of power 21. (transitive) to put a seat on or in (an item of furniture, garment, etc) 22. (intransitive) (of garments) to sag in the area covering the buttocks your thin skirt has seated badly Derived forms seatless (ˈseatless) adjective Word origin Old English gesete; related to Old Norse sæti, Old High German gasāzi, Middle Dutch gesaete |
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