sit

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• ① 坐;就座;入席
  • Don't stand when you can sit.能坐的时候不要站。
  • sit at table坐于餐桌前
  • He was sitting on [in] a chair.他坐在椅子上。
  • Please sit down.请坐下。
  • He sat still [silently] for hours.他静坐几小时。
  • She sat reading in the library.她坐在图书馆室看书。

• ② (狗等)蹲,坐,踞;(鸟)栖
  • The dog was sitting on his [its] hind legs.狗用后脚坐着。
  • A crow was sitting in a tree.一只乌鸦栖在树上。

• ③ (鸟类)孵卵
  • The birds are sitting.那些鸟在孵卵。
  • Our hens won't sit this year.我们的母鸡今年不孵蛋。

• ④ 为(委员会、议会等的)一员<on, in>
  • sit on a jury做陪审员
  • He sits on several committees.他担任几个委员会的委员。
  • sit in Parliament [Congress]做国会议员
  • sit for a constituency(在议会中)代表一个选区

• ⑤ (议会、法院)开会,开庭;进行议事讨论
  • The court will sit tomorrow.法院明天开庭。
  • Parliament was still sitting at 2 a.m.国会在凌晨二点还在开会。

• ⑥ 1【英】参加(考试等)2请人画肖像;供人拍照
  • sit for an examination [test]参加考试[测验]
  • sit for [to] an artist [a photographer]坐着供人画肖像[拍照]
  • sit for a [one's] portrait坐着请人画肖像
  • sit for a painter充当画家的模特儿

• ⑦ 1(衣服、地位等)适合身材或身分;合身<on, upon>2调和<with>
  • The dress [hat] sits well on her.那件衣服[那顶帽子]很适合她。
  • The jacket sits well [badly] on your shoulders.夹克肩膀的地方很合[不合]你的身。
  • The curtain doesn't sit well with the living room.那窗帘跟起居室并不很调和。
  • She doesn't sit well with me.她跟我不太合得来。

• ⑧ (损失等)成为负担,重压;(食物等)胀<on>
  • Worry sat heavy on his brow.烦恼压着他的额头,他愁眉不展。
  • This food sits (heavy) on the stomach.这种食物使肚子发胀。
  • His principles sat loosely on him.他不太拘泥原则。

• ⑨ 位(于);(风从…)吹来;留在原位;不动
  • Our house sits on a hill.我们的房子位于小山上。
  • The wind sits in the west.刮西风。
  • The spoons were left sitting on the table.汤匙被留在餐桌上原来的地方。

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