| 单词 | sit |
| 释义 | sit I. intransitive verb 1. < sit on a stool > < sit in a chair > < sit cross-legged > 2. a. obsolete b. of an animal < a dog trained to stand and sit at command > c. of a bird 3. < sit in Congress > < sit on the board of directors > < sit as a member of a committee > 4. < 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. < gamblers dealt or sat lookout with their sombreros on — W.N.Burns > 6. of a hen 7. a. < sit for a painter > b. 8. a. archaic b. obsolete 9. < anyone sitting at the entrance to the pass, they'll see us if we go through the field — Norman Mailer > 10. a. of clothing < the collar sits awkwardly at the back > < trying to see how the new coat sits behind > b. < 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. < her years sat lightly upon her > < the pie sat heavily on his stomach > 11. < load so that the ship sits several feet deeper in the water aft > < the boat sits practically on top of the water > 12. a. < 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 < when the wind sits one way I can hear the steam train — Christopher Morley > < always rains when the wind sits in the west > 13. < setting an example that may not sit well with the more obedient Communist leaders — New York Times > 14. < 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. < was sitting for a scholarship at Newton College — Angela Thirkell > < sat for his examinations … as a river pilot — New York Herald Tribune > 16. < sit with a friend's baby > transitive verb 1. < sat him down to write a letter > 2. < 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 4. a. < sit a horse > b. 5. chiefly dialect 6. < the car will sit six people comfortably > 7. Britain • - 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. 1. < a long sit at the station between trains > 2. < sit of a coat around the shoulders > 3. 4. III. |
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