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sit (obj) BE SEATEDsItv [usually + adv / prep]sitting, past sat sCtto (cause to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical坐to sit at a table / desk [I]坐在桌边/书桌边to sit in an armchair / tree [I]坐在扶手椅里/树上to sit on a chair / a horse / the ground [I]坐在椅子上/骑马/地上Are you sitting comfortably? [I]你坐得舒服吗？He came and sat (down) (= got into a seated position) next to me. [I]他走过来，坐在我旁边。(infml) Sit yourself down and have a cup of tea. [T]请坐下，喝杯茶。The child's father sat her (down) on a chair and told her not to move. [T]孩子的父亲把她放在椅子上，告诉她不要动。(fig.) I think we should sit (down) and talk about this (= get together and have a serious talk). [I]我想我们得坐下谈谈此事。Everybody was already sitting (down) (= seated) at the table when we arrived. [I]当我们到达时，每个人都已经坐在桌边了。"Have you read Jeffrey Archer's new book?" "No, I bought a copy a few months ago, but it's still sitting on my shelf (= it's still on the shelf and not being read)." [I]“你读过杰弗里·阿彻的新书吗？”“没有，我几个月前买了一本，但它仍躺在我的书架上。”The village sits (= is in a position) at / in the bottom of a valley. [I]村庄坐落在谷底。(dated) That coat sits very well on you (= fits / suits you very well). [I]那件外套非常适合你。Monet's wife sat (= acted as a painter's model) for him many times. [I]莫奈的妻子多次为他当模特。(esp. Br) It's a lovely day today, why don't we sit out (= sit outside). [I]今天是个风和日丽的日子，我们为什么不坐到外面去呢？I don't think I can sit through (= stay seated until the end of) this film, it's much too long. [I]我想我坐不到电影结束，它太长了。How many times do I have to tell you children to sit up (straight) (= sit with a straight back)? [I]孩子们，我得告诉你们多少次要坐直。Let me sit you up (= help you move from a lying position into a sitting position) so you'll be more comfortable. [T]让我帮你坐起来，那样你会更舒服。(dated) Lunch is ready, come and sit up to the table (= come and sit at the table). [I]午饭准备好了，过来坐到桌边。We're trying to train our dog to sit (= to move into a position with its back legs bent and its tail end on the ground). [I]我们正训练让我们的狗会坐。Can you see that bird sitting (= resting with its feet) on the fence? [I]你看到了栖在篱笆上的鸟吗？Hens should not be disturbed while they are sitting (Am usually setting) (= they are covering their eggs with their bodies to keep them warm before they HATCH). [I]母鸡在孵蛋时不能受打扰。To sit is also to BABYSIT.临时照看小孩Have you found anyone to sit for you tonight?你找到人为你今晚照看孩子吗？When my grandfather was at Princeton, he sat at the feet of (= was a student of) Einstein himself.我祖父在普林斯顿时是爱因斯坦的学生。I don't know why he thinks he can sit in judgment on / over us (= make a judgment, esp. without having any right to do so) like that.我不知道为什么他认为他可以像那样武断地对我们作出评判。You can't sit on the fence (= delay making a decision) any longer--you have to make a decision.你不能再摇摆不定了----必须作出一个决定。She just sits on her hands / (slang) sits on her (Br) arse / (Am) ass / (Aus) bum (= does nothing) all day, while I do all the work.她整天无所事事，而我却做所有的工作。(Am) Their decision / answer didn't sit right / well with me (= I did not agree / was not pleased with it).我不同意他们的决定/满意他们的答案。You'd better sit tight (= stay where you are)and I'll call the doctor.你最好呆着不动，我去叫医生。(fig.) My parents tried to persuade me not to go alone, but I sat tight (= refused to change my mind).我的父母试图劝说我不要一个人去，但我坚持己见。(Am) He sat under (= received teaching from) the most influential teacher / preacher in his field / the church.在他的领域/教会里，他师从最有影响力的教师/传道士。With their bullets all gone, the soldiers were sitting ducks for the enemy (= it was easy for the enemy to attack them).用完了所有的子弹后，士兵们成了敌人的话靶子。We bought our house while prices were low, so we're sitting pretty (= are in a good position).我们在价钱低廉时买下了我们的房子，所以我们处于有利地位。(infml) You look tired. Why don't you come and have a sit-down (= a rest in a seated position) for a few minutes.你看上去累了。你为什么不来坐下休息几分钟。The workers are holding a sit-down (strike) (= they have stopped work and are refusing to leave their place of work until their demands have been met).工人们正举行静坐罢工。We are having a sit-down meal (= a meal served to people seated at a table) at our wedding.我们结婚时有正式桌宴。(esp. Br) A sitting-room (also living room) is the room usually used for relaxing and entertaining in a private house.起居室Please come into the sitting-room.请进起居室。If you don't lock your doors and windows, you'll be a sitting target for (= you'll have no protection against) burglars.如果你不锁上门窗，你会让盗贼轻易得手。(Br) We can't sell our house because we have sitting tenants (= people renting it from us who have a legal right to stay).我们不能卖掉房子，因为我们有正租住着的房客。A sit-up is a type of exercise in which someone sits up from a lying position and which makes the stomach muscles stronger.仰卧起坐
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