sit
verb
uk/sɪt/us/sɪt/present participlesitting|past tense and past participlesatsitverb(BE SEATED)
A1[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to (causesomeone to) be in apositionin which thelowerpartof thebodyisrestingon aseator othertypeofsupport, with theupperpartof thebodyvertical:
（使）坐，（使）坐下，（使）就座to sitatatable/desk坐在桌子／书桌旁
to sitinanarmchair坐在扶手椅上
to sitonachair/ahorse/theground坐在椅子上／骑在马背上／坐在地上
He came and sat(down)next to me.他走过来坐在我身边。
informalSityourselfdownand have anicecooldrink.坐下来喝杯冷饮吧。
The child'sfathersat her(down)onachair.孩子的父亲把她放在椅子上。
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
to be amodelfor apainter,photographer, etc.:
（为画家、摄影师等）做模特Monet'swifesatforhim manytimes.莫奈的妻子多次给他做模特。
[I]
(of ananimalsuch as adog) tomoveinto apositionwithitsbacklegsbentanditstailend on theground:
（狗等动物）蹲坐We'retryingtotrainourdogto sit.我们正在训练我们的狗学蹲坐。
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
If abirdsits onitseggs, itcoversthem withitsbodytokeepthemwarmbefore theyhatch.
孵（蛋），孵（卵）- I could sit here andarguewith you till thecowscomehome, but it wouldn'tsolveanything.
- Don't sit on thefloor- you mightdirtyyourdress.
- Come and sit beside me,duck.
- Children can't sit still forlongwithoutfidgeting.
- I'mlookingforwardtoSunday, the onlyflyin theointmentbeing thefactthat I shall have to sit next to mymother-in-law.
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- on all foursidiom
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- reseat
- seat
- stance
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal (non-human) behaviour
Animal reproduction
sitverb(POSITION)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tostayin oneplacefor alongtimeand not be used:
保持不动；闲置不用Theencyclopediasitsonmyshelfathome,gatheringdust.那本百科全书搁在我家的书架上，落满了灰尘。
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
to be in aparticularposition:
坐落在，位于Thetownsitsat/inthebottomof avalley.村庄位于谷底。
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
(ofclothes) tofitsomeone in aparticularway:
（衣服）合身Thatcoatsits very wellonyou.你穿那件外套很合身。
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- on all foursidiom
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- reseat
- seat
- stance
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Style & appearance of clothes
sitverb(MEET)
[I]
toholdanofficialmeetingof acommittee,court, etc.:
（议会、法庭等）开会，开庭Thecourtwill sittomorrowmorning.法庭将于明天上午开庭。
Thecommitteesat toheartheargumentsfor and against theplan.委员会开会听取支持和反对这项计划的意见。
Official meetings
- AGM
- annual general meeting
- breakout room
- conference
- convocation
- convoke
- council of war
- counter-convention
- extraordinary
- inquorate
- plenum
- post-convention
- powwow
- quorate
- round-table
- session
- speaking engagement
- summit
- symposium
- teleconference
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Court cases, orders & decisions
sitverb(BE A MEMBER)
[I]
to be amemberof anofficialgroup:
成为（官方组织的）成员；（在…中）任职I'm going to be sittingonthecommitteefor one moreyear.我将再任一年的委员会委员。
USAll of thefederaljudgescurrentlysitting(= inoffice)in Marylandhailfrom Baltimore.马里兰州所有的现任联邦法官都来自巴尔的摩。
Organizations - joining & leaving
- addition
- affiliation
- anti-assimilation
- assimilation
- assimilationist
- assimilative
- assimilatory
- blackball
- disenrollment
- enrol
- enrolment
- enter
- entry
- entryway
- exit
- initiation ceremony
- joiner
- non-joiner
- on the booksidiom
- onto
sitverb(EXAM)
B2[T]UK
to take anexam:
参加考试After I've sat myexams, I'm going onholiday.考试结束后，我将去度假。
Australian EnglishI satformyexamstoday.我今天参加考试了。
Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- Advanced Placement
- AP
- aptitude test
- assessment
- can dophrase
- dictation
- external examination
- fail
- moderate
- oral
- pop quiz
- practical
- probationary
- proctor
- psychometric
- quiz
- re-mark
- rubric
- viva
sitverb(TAKE CARE OF)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tobabysit:
代人临时照管孩子，当临时保姆I'm sitting my sister'skidsthisSaturday.这个星期六我要替我姐姐看孩子。
to take care of someone or something
- care forShe had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother.
- take care ofI just want to make enough money to take care of my family.
- look afterMy aunt looked after me after my parents died.
- nurseHe nursed me back to health.
- tendHe lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives.
Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adoptable
- adopted
- adoptee
- adoption
- caretaking
- child-rearing
- childless
- childlessness
- childmind
- lawnmower parent
- looked-after
- mothering
- nanny
- non-custodial
- stay-at-home
- swaddle
- unadoptable
- unadopted
- upbringing
Idioms
be sitting pretty
sit at the feet ofsomeone
sit in judgment on/oversomeone
sit onyourarse
sit onsomeone'sstomach
sit on the fence
sit right/well (withsomeone)
sit tight
Phrasal verbs
sit around
sit back
sit by
sit down
sit down and dosomething
sit in
sit in forsomeone
sit onsomething
sit onsomeone
sitsomethingout
sit round
sit throughsomething
sit undersomeone
sit(someone)up
sit up