单词 | chair |
释义 | noun | verb chairchair1 /tʃɛr/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1 [countable] a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, which has a back, a seat, and legs: He was sitting in a chair. She sank exhausted into a chair.2[countable] someone who is in charge of a meeting, a committee, or a college department SYN chairperson: Jones is the committee chair.chair of the chair of the board of governors3the chair the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee: Republicans are set to take the chair of the committee.4the chair informal the punishment of death by electric shock given in an electric chair: If he is found guilty, he could get the chair. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek, from kata- + hedra seat] noun | verb chairchair2 ●○○ verb [transitive] to be the chairperson of a meeting, committee, or college department: Biden chaired the Senate hearings. |
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