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C0226500 (châr)n.1. A piece of furniture designed to accommodate one sitting or reclining person, providing support for the back and often the arms and typically standing on four legs.2. A seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as that of a bishop.3. a. An office or position of authority, such as a professorship.b. A person who holds an office or a position of authority, such as one who presides over a meeting or administers a department of instruction at a college; a chairperson.4. The position of a player in an orchestra.5. Slang The electric chair.6. A seat carried about on poles; a sedan chair.7. Any of several devices that serve to support or secure, such as a metal block that supports and holds railroad track in position.tr.v. chaired, chair·ing, chairs 1. To preside over as chairperson: chair a meeting.2. To install (someone) in a position of authority, especially as a presiding officer.3. To carry (someone) high off the ground in a chair or in a seated position, especially as a tribute.

[Middle English chaiere, from Old French, from Latin cathedra; see cathedra.]

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(tʃɛə) n1. (Furniture) a seat with a back on which one person sits, typically having four legs and often having arms2. an official position of authority: a chair on the board of directors. 3. the person chairing a debate or meeting: the speaker addressed the chair. 4. (Education) a professorship: the chair of German. 5. (Railways) railways an iron or steel cradle bolted to a sleeper in which the rail sits and is locked in position6. (Automotive Engineering) short for sedan chair7. in the chair chairing a debate or meeting8. take the chair to preside as chairman for a meeting, etc9. the chair an informal name for electric chairvb (tr) 10. to preside over (a meeting)11. Brit to carry aloft in a sitting position after a triumph or great achievement12. to provide with a chair of office13. to install in a chair[C13: from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- down + hedra seat; compare cathedral]

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n. 1. a seat, esp. for one person having four legs for support, a rest for the back, and often rests for the arms. 2. a seat of office or authority. 3. a position of authority, as of a judge or professor. 4. the person occupying a seat of office or authority, esp. the chairperson of a meeting. 5. (in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank. 6. the chair, Informal. electric chair. 7. chairlift. 8. sedan chair. v.t. 9. to place or seat in a chair. 10. to install in office. 11. to preside over; act as chairperson of. 12. Brit. to carry (a hero or victor) aloft in triumph. v.i. 13. to preside over a meeting, committee, etc. [1250–1300; Middle English chaiere < Old French < Latin cathedra; see cathedra] usage: See -person.

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armchair">armchair1. 'chair'

A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a support for the person's back. When a chair is a very simple one, you say that someone sits on it.

Anne was sitting on an upright chair.Sit on this chair, please.

When a chair is a comfortable one, you usually say that someone sits in it.

He leaned back in his chair and looked out of the window.2. 'armchair'

An armchair is a comfortable chair with a support on each side for your arms. You always say that someone sits in an armchair.

He was sitting quietly in his armchair, smoking a pipe and reading the paper.

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chairperson">chairperson chairman">chairman chairwoman">chairwoman1. 'chair' and 'chairperson'

The person in charge of a meeting or organization is referred to as the chair, or sometimes the chairperson. These words can be used to refer to either a man or a woman.

This is Ruth Michaels, chairperson of the Women Returners' Network.You should address your remarks to the chair.2. 'chairman'

A chairman is a man who is in charge of a meeting or debate.

The vicar, full of apologies, took his seat as chairman.

The male head of an organization is often referred to as its chairman.

Sir John Hill, chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority, gave the opening speech.3. 'chairwoman'

In the past, chairman was used to refer to both men and women, but it is now not often used to refer to a woman. The woman in charge of a meeting or organization is sometimes referred to as the chairwoman.

Margaret Downes is this year's chairwoman of the Irish Institute.Siobhan is a BBC radio journalist, and chairwoman of The Scottish Ballet.

chair

Past participle: chaired
Gerund: chairing

Imperative
chair
chair

Present
I chair
you chair
he/she/it chairs
we chair
you chair
they chair

Preterite
I chaired
you chaired
he/she/it chaired
we chaired
you chaired
they chaired

Present Continuous
I am chairing
you are chairing
he/she/it is chairing
we are chairing
you are chairing
they are chairing

Present Perfect
I have chaired
you have chaired
he/she/it has chaired
we have chaired
you have chaired
they have chaired

Past Continuous
I was chairing
you were chairing
he/she/it was chairing
we were chairing
you were chairing
they were chairing

Past Perfect
I had chaired
you had chaired
he/she/it had chaired
we had chaired
you had chaired
they had chaired

Future
I will chair
you will chair
he/she/it will chair
we will chair
you will chair
they will chair

Future Perfect
I will have chaired
you will have chaired
he/she/it will have chaired
we will have chaired
you will have chaired
they will have chaired

Future Continuous
I will be chairing
you will be chairing
he/she/it will be chairing
we will be chairing
you will be chairing
they will be chairing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chairing
you have been chairing
he/she/it has been chairing
we have been chairing
you have been chairing
they have been chairing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chairing
you will have been chairing
he/she/it will have been chairing
we will have been chairing
you will have been chairing
they will have been chairing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chairing
you had been chairing
he/she/it had been chairing
we had been chairing
you had been chairing
they had been chairing

Conditional
I would chair
you would chair
he/she/it would chair
we would chair
you would chair
they would chair

Past Conditional
I would have chaired
you would have chaired
he/she/it would have chaired
we would have chaired
you would have chaired
they would have chaired

chair

A post as a professor of a particular subject at a college or university.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"armchair - chair with a support on each side for armsbackrest, back - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"barber chair - a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customerschair of state - a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful personchaise, chaise longue, daybed - a long chair; for recliningEames chair - a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human bodyfighting chair - a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fishfolding chair - a chair that can be folded flat for storagefeeding chair, highchair - a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable trayladder-back, ladder-back chair - a chair with a ladder-backgarden chair, lawn chair - chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a gardenleg - one of the supports for a piece of furniturerocking chair, rocker - a chair mounted on rockersseat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"side chair, straight chair - a straight-backed chair without armsswivel chair - a chair that swivels on its basetablet-armed chair - a chair with an arm that has been widened for writingwheelchair - a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant
	2.	chair - the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"professorshipberth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
	3.	chair - the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, presidentKalon Tripa - the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exilepresiding officer - the leader of a group meetingvice chairman - one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
	4.	chair - an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"death chair, electric chair, hot seatinstrument of execution - an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
	5.	chair - a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
Verb	1.	chair - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"chairmanhead, lead - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
	2.	chair - preside over; "John moderated the discussion"moderate, leadhash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

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Types of chair

armchair, banquette, barrel chair, bar stool, basket chair, Bath chair, beanbag, bench, bentwood chair, berbice chair, bergère, bucket seat, campaign chair, camp chair, cane chair, carver, cathedra, corner chair, curule chair, deck chair, dining chair, director's chair, dos-à-dos, easy chair, fauteuil, fiddle-back, folding chair, form, garden chair, gestatorial chair, hassock, highchair, jampan (kneeling chair), ladder-back chair, lounger, milking stool, Morris chair, music stool (office chair), opsitbank (S. Afr.), ottoman, pew, piano stool, platform rocker, pouf or pouffe, reclining chair or recliner, rocking chair or rocker, sedan chair, settle, shooting stick, stool, straight chair, súgán chair, swing, swivel chair, throne, tub chair, wheelchair, window seat, Windsor chair, Windsor rocker, wing chair

Translations

椅子主持会议的主席任会议的主席大学教授的职位

chair

(tʃeə) noun1. a movable seat for one person, with a back to it. a table and four chairs.椅子2. the position of a person who is chairman at a meeting etc. Who is in the chair? 主持会议的主席（的席位或职位） 3. the office of a university professor. He holds the chair of History at this university.大学教授的职位 verb to be chairman at (a meeting etc). He chaired the meeting last night. 任（会议的）主席 ˈchairlift noun a set of seats hanging from a cable, used to take skiers etc up a mountain. （运送滑雪者或游客上，下上的）空中缆车 ˈchairman, chairperson, chairwoman nouns a person who takes charge of or directs a meeting. 主席ˈchairmanship noun主席的职位

Address a male chairman as Mr Chairman, and a female chairman as Madam Chairman.

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Do you have a high chair? → 有儿童高脚座椅吗？

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give (someone) the chair

1. To execute someone by electrocution by means of an electric chair. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Some states will still give a prisoner the chair if they so choose.2. In professional wrestling, to hit one's opponent with a metal folding chair, which is used as a prop during the performance. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I was shocked to find my kindly old grandmother screaming, "Give him the chair!" during a pro wrestling match on TV.See also: chair, give

a game of musical chairs

A situation in which people or things are moved, shuffled, or rearranged from one position to another. After the boss resigned, it was a regular game of musical chairs in the company to figure out who would take over for whom. It's been a game of musical chairs trying to create enough space in the living room for Alex's birthday party this weekend.See also: chair, game, musical, of

nearly fall off (one's) chair

To react to something with great shock or surprise. I nearly fell off my chair when Justin offered to do the dishes after dinner!See also: chair, fall, nearly, off

nearly fall out of (one's) chair

To react to something with great shock or surprise. I nearly fell out of my chair when Justin offered to do the dishes after dinner!See also: chair, fall, nearly, of, out

keep (one) on the edge of (one's) chair

To make one (especially a member of an audience) feel very excited, nervous, or filled with suspense while they wait to find out what happens next. Often said of a movie or TV show. The image is that of one literally sitting on the front of their chair because they are unable to sit back and relax. More commonly seen as "keep (one) on the edge of (one's) seat." It's not going to win any Oscars, but the film certainly kept us on the edge of our seats the entire time! The scandal has kept everyone on the edge of their chair waiting to see what details emerge next.See also: chair, edge, keep, of, on

pull up a chair

1. expression Come sit with us. (The listener may not have to physically move a chair in order to join the group,) The meeting's just getting started—pull up a chair.2. verb To move a chair in order to sit with a person or group. I pulled up a chair and joined the others at the conference table.See also: chair, pull, up

play musical chairs

1. Literally, to play the children's game known as "musical chairs," in which participants walk around a circle of chairs until the music stops and each person tries to sit on a chair. There are always fewer chairs than players, and the person who remains standing is removed from the game after each round, until only one remains. Mommy, can we play musical chairs at my birthday party?2. To move, shuffle, or rearrange people from one position to another, as in a group or organization. After the boss resigned, everyone started playing musical chairs in the company to figure out who would take over for whom. We've been playing musical chairs trying to create enough space in the living room for Alex's birthday party this weekend.See also: chair, musical, play

on the edge of (one's) seat

Excited, nervous, or filled with suspense while one waits to find out what happens next. Often said of those viewing a movie or TV show. The image is that of one literally sitting on the front of their chair because they are unable to sit back and relax. It's not going to win any awards, but the film certainly kept us on the edge of our seat from start to finish. I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for my acceptance letter.See also: edge, of, on, seat

on the edge of (one's) chair

Excited, nervous, or filled with suspense while one waits to find out what happens next. Often said of those viewing a movie or TV show. The image is that of one literally sitting on the front of their chair because they are unable to sit back and relax. More commonly seen as "on the edge of (one's) seat." It's not going to win any awards, but the film certainly kept us on the edge of our chair from start to finish. I've been on the edge of my chair waiting for my acceptance letter.See also: chair, edge, of, on

play first chair

To function as the leader of a particular section in a band, or of the band as a whole. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. I remember there being a lot of pressure when I played first chair for the university's chamber orchestra, but I loved the thrill of the spotlight and the responsibility. The conductor wanted me to play first-chair brass for the foreseeable future.See also: chair, first, play

the chair

euphemism The electric chair. Thank God they caught the monster responsible for those murders. I hope they give him the chair. They're one of the last few states who use the chair to execute prisoners.See also: chair

grab a chair

Sit down. Why don't you grab a chair and join us, Scott?See also: chair, grab

grab a chair

and grab a seatFig. to quickly sit down in a seat. Grab a chair and join the group!See also: chair, grab

keep one's chair

and keep one's seatFig. to stay seated; to remain in one's chair or place. That's all right. Keep your chair. I'll find my own way out. Please keep your seats until after the question-and-answer period.See also: chair, keep

play first chair

1. to be the leader of a section of instruments in an orchestra or a band. (More literal than the following sense.) Sally learned to play the violin so well that she now plays first chair in the orchestra. I'm going to practice my flute so I can play first chair. 2. Fig. to act as a leader. I need to get this job done. Who plays first chair around here? You're not the boss! You don't play first chair.See also: chair, first, play

Pull up a chair.

Please get a chair and sit down and join us. (Assumes that there is seating available. The speaker does not necessarily mean that the person spoken to actually has to move a chair.) Tom: Well, hello, Bob! Bob: Hi, Tom. Pull up a chair. The three men were sitting at a table for four. Bob came up and said hello. Bill said, "Pull up a chair." Bob sat in the fourth chair at the table.See also: chair, pull, up

musical chairs, play

Move around from position to position, such as the jobs in an organization. For example, Bob took over for Tom, who took over for Mary, who got Bob's title-the boss loves to play musical chairs with the staff . This expression alludes to the children's game in which children walk around a number of seats while music plays, and there is one less chair than players. When the music stops the players must sit down, and the player who is left standing is eliminated. Then another chair is removed, and the game goes on until only one player is left sitting. [c. 1900] See also: musical, play

keep you on the edge of your seat

BRITISH or

keep you on the edge of your chair

AMERICANIf a film, programme or performance keeps you on the edge of your seat, it is very exciting and makes you watch with great concentration, wanting to know what will happen next. Based on the Stephen King book, it is the kind of story that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. Note: You can also say something has you on the edge of your seat or chair. Saturday night's final had the spectators on the edge of their seats. Note: You can also say edge-of-the-seat before a noun. It's a real action-packed edge-of-the-seat thriller.See also: edge, keep, of, on, seat

on the ˌedge of your ˈseat/ˈchair

very excited and giving your full attention to something: The film was so exciting it had me on the edge of my seat right until the last moment.See also: chair, edge, of, on, seat

the chair

n. the electric chair, as used in the execution of the death penalty. (Underworld.) You’ll fry in the chair for this, Lefty! See also: chair

play musical chairs, to

To swap jobs, prospects, or decisions in a rapid, confusing fashion. The term comes from a children’s game, also called “going to Jerusalem,” in which the players march to music around a row of chairs where every other chair faces in the opposite direction. When the music stops, the players must sit down, but, there being one fewer chair than the number of players, one player cannot and is eliminated (along with one more chair). The name of the game was transferred to job changes within a corporation or other organization in the early twentieth century. Britain’s former prime minister, Sir Harold Wilson, played on it in his book, The Governance of Britain (1976): “Hence the practised performances of latter-day politicians in the game of musical daggers: never be left holding the dagger when the music stops.”See also: musical, play

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give (someone) the chair

a game of musical chairs

nearly fall off (one's) chair

nearly fall out of (one's) chair

keep (one) on the edge of (one's) chair

pull up a chair

play musical chairs

on the edge of (one's) seat

on the edge of (one's) chair

play first chair

the chair

grab a chair

grab a chair

keep one's chair

play first chair

Pull up a chair.

musical chairs, play

keep you on the edge of your seat

keep you on the edge of your chair

on the ˌedge of your ˈseat/ˈchair

the chair

play musical chairs, to

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noun a seat for one person, with a support for the back

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noun the position of professor

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noun an instrument of execution by electrocution

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noun a particular seat in an orchestra

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verb act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

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