1 N-COUNT 座椅;椅子;座位 A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair. 座椅;椅子;座位
SYN chair, place, bench, stall
2 N-COUNT (椅子等的)座部,椅面 The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on. (椅子等的)座部,椅面
3 VERB 坐下;就座 If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. 坐下;就座 [written]
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He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
他挥手指了指一把椅子,自己在书桌旁坐了下来。
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...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa. [VERB-ed]
一幅他最喜欢的模特之一的画像,画中人坐在雅致的沙发上
SYN sit, place, settle, set
4 VERB (房间、车辆)可坐…人,容纳…人 A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number. (房间、车辆)可坐…人,容纳…人
SYN hold, take, accommodate, sit
5 N-SING (裤子的)臀部 The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom. (裤子的)臀部
6 N-COUNT (国会、议会、参议院中的)席位 When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat . (国会、议会、参议院中的)席位
7 N-COUNT (公司董事会、委员会中的)席位,职位 If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it. (公司董事会、委员会中的)席位,职位
SYN bottom [informal] , behind [informal] , rear, bum [British , slang]
8 N-COUNT (组织、活动的)中心地,所在地;(豪门的)宅邸 The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base. (组织、活动的)中心地,所在地;(豪门的)宅邸
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Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos. [+ of]
今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。
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...Weston Park, family seat of the Earl of Bradford.
韦斯顿公园,布拉德福德伯爵的祖宅
SYN centre, place, site, heart
9 See also: deep-seated hot seat
10 PHRASE 让权于他人;退居次要位置 If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions. 让权于他人;退居次要位置
11 PHRASE 坐下;入座 If you take a seat, you sit down. 坐下;入座 [formal]
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'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone.
“请坐,”他不耐烦地说道。
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Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.
他们分坐在桌子两边,雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。
12 bums on seats→see: bum in the driving seat→see: driving seat by the seat of your pants→see: pants
Word Partnership | Use seat with: |
ADJ. | back seat, empty seat, front seat 1 vacant seat, vacated seat 1 6 7 congressional seat 6 |
N. | car seat, child seat, driver's seat, passenger seat, seat at a table, theatre seat, toilet seat 1 seat in the House 6 seat on the board 7 |
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