| 释义 |
chair /tʃeə(r)/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 椅子，(单人)靠背椅，(单人)扶手椅
Won't you take a chair? 你请坐好吗?
sit in a basket chair 坐在有扶手的柳条椅里
sit on a cast-iron chair 坐在铁椅上
a double chair 双人椅
2. 显要(或高贵)的职位(或席位)
He has occupied the Speaker's chair for several years. 他任议长已有几年。
3. (会议的)主席；(正式宴会等的)主持人；主席席位(或职位)
address the chair (开会时)向主席要求发言
appeal to the chair (开会时)请主席裁决
leave the chair (会议主席)结束会议
The chair called the meeting to order. 主席宣布会议开始。
4. 大学教授(职位)；〈英〉市长(职位)
She'd been offered the chair in chemistry at that university where she was already a lecturer. 她原任该大学讲师，现已被聘任为化学教授。
Two years later his father resigned the chair of mathematics. 过了两年，他父亲辞去了数学教授的职位。
5. (需要在椅子上或在办公桌边)坐着工作的职位(尤指乐队演奏者的职位)
the first viola chair 第一中提琴手
6. 〈美〉[the chair]电椅
get the chair 被处(上电椅的)死刑
send sb. to the chair 把某人处(上电椅的)死刑
7. 轿子
8. (铁路) 轨座
9. 【矿】罐托
10. 单马轻便马车
11. (运送滑雪者或游客上、下山的)升降椅
II vt.
1. 使入座
2. 使就任要职
3. 担任(会议、委员会等)的主席；担任(宴会等)的主持人
chair a meeting 当会议主席
chair a committee 担任委员会主席
chair a discussion 主持讨论
Over 450 people attended the Sunday evening banquet and after-dinner program chaired by Helen Roget. 450多人参加了由海伦·罗热主持的星期日晚宴和饭后余兴节目。
4. 〈英〉把(比赛、选举等中的得胜者)高高抬起
The winning football team chaired their captain round the field. 获胜的足球队把队长高高抬着在场上兜了一圈。
[<OFr chaiere<L cathedra<Gr kathedra seat] phr. above (或 past) the chair 担任过市长的 (指伦敦市议员) be in the chair (开会时)当主席 below the chair 未担任过市长的 (指伦敦市议员) nearly fall of one's chair 〈喻〉极其吃惊 When my mother told me she was getting married I nearly fell of my chair. 我母亲告诉我她要再婚的消息时，我惊得目瞪口呆。pass the chair 担任过市长 (或主席、会长等)take the chair 1. (担任会议主席而)开始开会 When the hour fixed for the meeting arrived, the presiding officer took the chair. 规定的开会时间一到，主持会议的官员便就座开会。 2. 担任会议主席，主持开会 The Deputy Speaker took the chair when the Speaker was ill. 议长生病，会议由副议长主持。 |