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

seatnoun

uk/siːt/us/siːt/

seat noun (FURNITURE)

A2 [ C ] a piece of furniture or part of a train, plane, etc. that has been designed for someone to sit on:

Chairs, sofas and benches are different types of seat.

Please have/take a seat (= sit down).

A car usually has a driver's seat, a front/passenger seat and back/rear seats.

My ticket says 22D but there's already someone in (= sitting on) that seat.

Is this seat free/taken (= is anyone using it)?

Would you keep (= stop anyone else from sitting in) my seat (for me) while I go get some food?

formal Please stay in/keep your seats (= stay sitting down) until asked to leave.

Could I book/reserve two seats (= arrange for them to be officially kept for me) for tomorrow evening's performance?

More examples

Did I take your seat? Do excuse me.
If you'd like to take a seat, Mr Chang will be with you in a moment.
The back seat of the car folds down.
He leaned back in his seat with a sigh.
Please remain in your seat until the plane comes to a complete stop.

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Chairs & seats

-seater
armchair
armrest
banquette
bar stool
beach chair
beanbag
booster seat
easy chair
footstool
front seat
high chair
living room suite
perch
rocker
rocking chair
sag bag
seating
stall
stool

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seat noun (BOTTOM PART)

[ C usually singular ] the part of a piece of furniture or clothing on which a person sits:

I've spilled some coffee on the seat of the armchair.

The seat of those trousers looks a little tight. Do you want to try a larger size?

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Furniture & fittings - general words

appointed
built-in
caster
castor
collapsible
fitment
fitted
fitting
fixture
flatpack
folding
furniture
ionizer
pullout
rattan
recessed
self-assembly
space-saving
sprung
sunshade

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Parts of clothes

seat noun (POSITION)

C2 [ C ] an official position as a politician or member of a group of people who control something:

She has a seat on the board of directors.

He is expected to lose his seat on the city council in next month's elections.

She won her seat in Parliament in 2004.

He has a very safe seat (= a position that is very unlikely to be lost in an election).

[ C ] Indian English the place in an office where a particular person sits:

I'm sorry - he's not in his seat right now.

[ C ] Indian English a place on a course to study something:

On receipt of the tuition fees, the college will issue a letter confirming your seat on the course.

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Organizations - position & status

a rung on/of the ladder idiom
apparatchik
associate
back seat
be a big fish in a small pond idiom
betters 2
brethren
comrade
echelon
entry-level
equal
fellow
founder
low-level
position
role
second class
senior
standing
subordinate

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seat noun (BASE)

[ C ] a place that acts as a base or centre for an important activity:

The seat of government in the US is in Washington, DC.

St Petersburg was the seat of the Russian Revolution.

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Places and locations

a place for everything and everything in its place idiom
action
core
direction
ground zero
heartland
location
oxygen bar
place
point
post
scene
set
setting
situation
spot
station
stronghold
the holy of holies
venue

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seat-of-the-pants

adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/us/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/

She has a seat-of-the-pants ability to find the best way out of a crisis.

Idiom(s)

bums on seats

seat of learning

by the seat of your pants

seatverb

uk/siːt/us/siːt/

[ T + adv/prep ] to arrange for someone to have a particular seat:

The waiter greeted me with a big smile and seated us by the window.

seat yourself [ usually + adv/prep ]

to sit somewhere:

"I'm so glad to see you!" she said, seating herself between Eleanor and Marianne.

C2 [ T not continuous ] (of a building, room, table, or vehicle) to have enough seats for the stated number of people:

The new concert hall seats 1,500 people.

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Sitting and standing

akimbo
astride
attention
bestride
cross-legged
crouch
four
pew
plump (sb/sth) down
rampant
seated
seating
sit sth out
stand
stand aside
stand round
strike
take a pew! idiom
take the weight off your feet/legs idiom
weight

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Accommodating people

单词	seat
释义	Contents noun (4) seat (FURNITURE) seat (BOTTOM PART) seat (POSITION) seat (BASE) verb (1) seat (1) suffix (1) -seat (1) more…(1) seat-of-the-pants Contents noun (3) seat (PLACE TO SIT) seat (OFFICIAL POSITION) seat (PLACE) verb (1) seat (HAVE PLACE TO SIT) Contents noun (4) seat (1) seat (2) seat (3) seat (4) English American Business seatnoun uk/siːt/us/siːt/ seat noun (FURNITURE) A2 [ C ] a piece of furniture or part of a train, plane, etc. that has been designed for someone to sit on: Chairs, sofas and benches are different types of seat. Please have/take a seat (= sit down). A car usually has a driver's seat, a front/passenger seat and back/rear seats. My ticket says 22D but there's already someone in (= sitting on) that seat. Is this seat free/taken (= is anyone using it)? Would you keep (= stop anyone else from sitting in) my seat (for me) while I go get some food? formal Please stay in/keep your seats (= stay sitting down) until asked to leave. Could I book/reserve two seats (= arrange for them to be officially kept for me) for tomorrow evening's performance? More examples Did I take your seat? Do excuse me. If you'd like to take a seat, Mr Chang will be with you in a moment. The back seat of the car folds down. He leaned back in his seat with a sigh. Please remain in your seat until the plane comes to a complete stop. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Chairs & seats -seater armchair armrest banquette bar stool beach chair beanbag booster seat easy chair footstool front seat high chair living room suite perch rocker rocking chair sag bag seating stall stool See more results » seat noun (BOTTOM PART) [ C usually singular ] the part of a piece of furniture or clothing on which a person sits: I've spilled some coffee on the seat of the armchair. The seat of those trousers looks a little tight. Do you want to try a larger size? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Furniture & fittings - general words appointed built-in caster castor collapsible fitment fitted fitting fixture flatpack folding furniture ionizer pullout rattan recessed self-assembly space-saving sprung sunshade See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of clothes seat noun (POSITION) C2 [ C ] an official position as a politician or member of a group of people who control something: She has a seat on the board of directors. He is expected to lose his seat on the city council in next month's elections. She won her seat in Parliament in 2004. He has a very safe seat (= a position that is very unlikely to be lost in an election). [ C ] Indian English the place in an office where a particular person sits: I'm sorry - he's not in his seat right now. [ C ] Indian English a place on a course to study something: On receipt of the tuition fees, the college will issue a letter confirming your seat on the course. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Organizations - position & status a rung on/of the ladder idiom apparatchik associate back seat be a big fish in a small pond idiom betters 2 brethren comrade echelon entry-level equal fellow founder low-level position role second class senior standing subordinate See more results » seat noun (BASE) [ C ] a place that acts as a base or centre for an important activity: The seat of government in the US is in Washington, DC. St Petersburg was the seat of the Russian Revolution. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Places and locations a place for everything and everything in its place idiom action core direction ground zero heartland location oxygen bar place point post scene set setting situation spot station stronghold the holy of holies venue See more results » seat-of-the-pants adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/us/ˌsiːt.əv.ðəˈpænts/ She has a seat-of-the-pants ability to find the best way out of a crisis. Idiom(s) bums on seats seat of learning by the seat of your pants seatverb uk/siːt/us/siːt/ [ T + adv/prep ] to arrange for someone to have a particular seat: The waiter greeted me with a big smile and seated us by the window. seat yourself [ usually + adv/prep ] to sit somewhere: "I'm so glad to see you!" she said, seating herself between Eleanor and Marianne. C2 [ T not continuous ] (of a building, room, table, or vehicle) to have enough seats for the stated number of people: The new concert hall seats 1,500 people. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Sitting and standing akimbo astride attention bestride cross-legged crouch four pew *plump (sb/sth)* down rampant seated seating sit sth out stand stand aside stand round strike take a pew! idiom take the weight off your feet/legs idiom weight See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Accommodating people -seatsuffix uk/ -siːt/us/ -siːt/ with enough seats for the particular number of people: a 2,000-seat theatre Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Chairs & seats -seater armchair armrest banquette bar stool beach chair beanbag booster seat easy chair footstool front seat high chair living room suite perch rocker rocking chair sag bag seating stall stool See more results » seatnoun [ C ] us/sit/ seat noun [ C ] (PLACE TO SIT) a piece of furniture or other place for someone to sit: She left her jacket on the back of her seat. I got a seat on the flight to New York. Please take a seat (= sit down). A seat is a part of something on which a person sits: a bicycle seat There’s a piece of gum stuck under the seat of the chair. He stood up and brushed the sand off the seat of his pants. seat noun [ C ] (OFFICIAL POSITION) an official position as a member of a legislature or group of people who control an organization: She decided to run for a seat on the school board. seat noun [ C ] (PLACE) a place that is a center for an important activity, esp. government: Pittsburgh is the county seat of Alleghany County. Idiom(s) by the seat of your pants seatverb [ T ] us/sit/ seat verb [ T ] (HAVE PLACE TO SIT) to have or be given a place to sit: I was seated between Jasmine and Emily. The concert hall seats 350. Our group is still waiting to be seated for dinner. Please be seated (= sit down). seatnoun [ C ] uk/siːt/us POLITICS an official position as a politician: a seat in sth a seat in Parliament/the House of Representatives She is expected to lose her seat at the next election. WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT an official position as a member of a group of people who control a company or organization: a seat on sth The investors demanded several seats on the board. STOCK MARKET, FINANCE a position as a member of a particular stock exchange, commodities exchange, etc. who has the right to trade there: a seat on sth A seat on the New York Exchange confers membership in the exchange. COMMERCE, TRANSPORT one of the places on a plane, etc. or in a theatre, etc. where the passengers or audience sit: We managed to find a seat on a later flight. The best seats at the concert had been reserved for corporate sponsors. See also** back be in the driving seat the hot seat
随便看	beat a (hasty) retreat beat a dead horse beat a dead horse beat a hasty retreat beat a path through sth beat a path to sb's door beat a path to sb's door beat a path to sbs door beat a retreat beat a retreat beat about the bush beat around the bush beat down beat it beat it! beat off beat off sb/sth beat out sb/sth beat out someone beat sb at their own game beat sb at their own game beat sb down beat sb hands down beat sb hollow beat sb off

seatnoun

seat noun (FURNITURE)

seat noun (BOTTOM PART)

seat noun (POSITION)

seat noun (BASE)

Idiom(s)

seatverb

-seatsuffix

seatnoun [ C ]

seat noun [ C ] (PLACE TO SIT)

seat noun [ C ] (OFFICIAL POSITION)

seat noun [ C ] (PLACE)

Idiom(s)

seatverb [ T ]

seat verb [ T ] (HAVE PLACE TO SIT)

seatnoun [ C ]

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