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

单词	sit
释义	sit I. \(\|)sit, usu -id.+V; before a vowel-initial adverb with primary stress often _səd. or _sət; before “down” often _sə or (\|)si\ verb (sat \(\|)sat, -ad., before “down” often (\|)sa\ ; also chiefly dialect sot \(\|)sä]t, ]d.\ ; or archaic sate \(\|)sā]t, (\|)sa], ]d.\ ; sat also chiefly dialect sot \(\|)sä]t, ]d.\ ; or archaic sit·ten \\|sit^ən\ ; sitting ; sits) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Old Norse sitja, Gothic sitan, Latin sedēre, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat, Sanskrit sīdati he sits *intransitive verb* 1. : to rest in a position in which the body is essentially vertical and supported or balanced chiefly on the buttocks or thighs or both < sit on a stool > < sit in a chair > < sit cross-legged > 2. a. obsolete : kneel b. of an animal : to assume a position with the hindquarters at rest on a supporting surface < a dog trained to stand and sit at command > c. of a bird : to perch or rest especially with the feet drawn up close or with the body touching the ground 3. : to occupy a place as a member of an official body < sit in Congress > < sit on the board of directors > < sit as a member of a committee > 4. : to hold a session : be in session for official business < magistrate … may sit in any place convenient — F.T.Giles > < the legislature is still sitting > < official committee … sitting on the question of the ultimate size and organization — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > 5. : to have or continue in an occupation or function < gamblers dealt or sat lookout with their sombreros on — W.N.Burns > 6. of a hen : to cover eggs for hatching : brood, set 7. a. : to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed < sit for a painter > b. : to serve as the original of a painted or sculptured figure or of a fictional character 8. a. archaic : to have one's dwelling place : dwell b. obsolete : to remain as a tenant 9. : to lie in wait < anyone sitting at the entrance to the pass, they'll see us if we go through the field — Norman Mailer > 10. a. of clothing : to lie or hang relative to the wearer < the collar sits awkwardly at the back > < trying to see how the new coat sits behind > b. : lie, rest — used with on or upon < author's assumed regionalism sits uneasily on his verse — W.M.Maidment > < great triumvirate of Edwardian novelists … that label sits comfortably on these three — P.M.Fulcher > c. : to affect one with or as if with a certain weight : press, weigh < her years sat lightly upon her > < the pie sat heavily on his stomach > 11. : to float in a specified manner < load so that the ship sits several feet deeper in the water aft > < the boat sits practically on top of the water > 12. a. : to have a location < thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes — John Milton > < cottage sitting on the edge of a cliff > < house sits well back from the road > b. of wind : to blow from a certain direction < when the wind sits one way I can hear the steam train — Christopher Morley > < always rains when the wind sits in the west > 13. : to please or agree with one — used with with and an adverb < setting an example that may not sit well with the more obedient Communist leaders — New York Times > 14. : to remain in the same state < left the dishes sitting on the table > : remain inactive or quiescent < the car sits in the garage unused all week > < do something, don't just sit there > < sitting behind prison bars > 15. : to be a candidate for a degree, certificate, or award : take or prepare to take an examination — used with for < was sitting for a scholarship at Newton College — Angela Thirkell > < sat for his examinations … as a river pilot — New York Herald Tribune > 16. : to act as a relief for a parent or nurse in watching over a child or an invalid < sit with a friend's baby > *transitive verb* 1. : to cause (oneself) to be seated — usually used with down < sat him down to write a letter > 2. : to cause to be seated : place on or in a seat : put in a sitting position < let me sit you on the sofa … and talk over small matters — F.D.Roosevelt > < a story that sat me up straight — S.H.Holbrook > 3. of a hen : to sit upon (eggs) 4. a. : to keep one's seat upon < sit a horse > b. : to trim (a boat) by the poise of the body or by the use of oars 5. chiefly dialect : suit, become, befit 6. : to provide seats or seating room for < the car will sit six people comfortably > 7. Britain : to answer the questions of (an examination) in writing • - sit at one's feet - sit at table - sit loose - sit on - sit on one's hands - sit on the lid - sit on the splice - sit on the throne - sit pretty - sit tight - sit under II. \ˈsit, usu -id.+V\ noun (-s) 1. : an act or period of sitting < a long sit at the station between trains > 2. : the manner in which a garment fits < sit of a coat around the shoulders > 3. : a settling or falling of the roof of a mine — usually used in plural 4. : an entire mature celery plant III. abbreviation situation
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