英语词汇“sit tight”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sit tight

informal

1Remain firmly in one’s place: this shouldn’t take long—just sit tight...

I'll just go take Blake to make arrangements and the rest of you sit tight.
They assumed that the crowd would sit tight even if the arrangements were not up to the mark.
Should we sit tight and wait to be rescued - and risk choking on fumes or being crushed in a tunnel collapse?

Synonyms

stay put, stay there, wait there, remain in one's place

1.1Refrain from taking action or changing one’s mind: we’re advising our clients to sit tight and neither to buy nor sell...

There is still more to come, but we're sitting tight and waiting for when the time will happen.
His outlandish haul of major championships is the product of a cautious approach, a refusal to take risks and a determination to sit tight and wait for others to make mistakes.
All we can do is sit tight and wait and that is simply making a worrying situation even more difficult.

Synonyms

take no action, wait, hold back, hang back, be patient, bide one's time, play a waiting game

informal hold one's horses

See parent entry: sit

单词	sit tight
释义	sit tight informal 1Remain firmly in one’s place: this shouldn’t take long—just sit tight... I'll just go take Blake to make arrangements and the rest of you sit tight. They assumed that the crowd would sit tight even if the arrangements were not up to the mark. Should we sit tight and wait to be rescued - and risk choking on fumes or being crushed in a tunnel collapse? Synonyms stay put, stay there, wait there, remain in one's place 1.1Refrain from taking action or changing one’s mind: we’re advising our clients to sit tight and neither to buy nor sell... There is still more to come, but we're sitting tight and waiting for when the time will happen. His outlandish haul of major championships is the product of a cautious approach, a refusal to take risks and a determination to sit tight and wait for others to make mistakes. All we can do is sit tight and wait and that is simply making a worrying situation even more difficult. Synonyms take no action, wait, hold back, hang back, be patient, bide one's time, play a waiting game informal hold one's horses See parent entry: sit
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