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| 1 | I to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a seat or the ground , while the upper part of your body is upright 坐 |
| sit on a chair/bench/stool Matt sat on a park bench, eating his lunch. 马特坐在公园的长椅上吃午餐。 |
| sit at a table/desk/computer I was sitting at my computer when the phone rang. 电话响的时候，我正坐在电脑旁。 |
| +in They were sitting in a café drinking coffee. 他们正坐在一家咖啡馆里喝咖啡。 |
| sit together My friends and I like to sit together in the canteen. 我和朋友们喜欢在餐厅里坐到一起。 |
| sit next to sb I usually sit next to Andrew in history. 历史课上我通常挨着安德鲁坐。 |
| sit side by side We sat side by side in the back seat. 我们在后座上肩并肩地坐着。 |
| +around Six of us were sitting around the table talking. 我们6个人围桌坐着侃侃而谈。 |
| sit still Sit still while I tie your hair, Lucy. 我给你扎头发时坐着别动，露西。 |
| just sit there (=not do anything) Are you going to just sit there, or are you going to help me? 任某事恶化；放任某事；对某事听其自然 |
| | 1a | I to lower your body into a sitting position 坐下 | | He sat right on the cake. 他正好坐在了蛋糕上。 | |
| | 1b | T to put someone into a sitting position 使（某人）坐下来 | | Joanna sat the child on her lap and read him a story. 乔安娜让孩子坐在腿上，读故事给他听。 | |
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| 2 | I to be in a particular situation or condition for a period of time 处于（某种情况中） |
| They sat in silence, unable to look at each other. 他们静静地坐着，谁也看不到对方。 |
| I ended up sitting in traffic for over an hour. 结果我被交通堵塞困了一个多小时。 |
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| 3 | I to be in a particular place 坐落在，处于（某位置） |
| The house sits on top of a hill overlooking the countryside. 房子坐落在山顶，俯瞰着下面的乡野。 |
| The tins looked as though they had been sitting on the shelf for months. 这些罐头看上去好像已经在货架上放了数月。 |
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| 4 | I to be a member of a committee or other official group 担任职务；当委员 |
| She sits on the boards of several large companies. 她是几家大公司的董事会成员。 |
| | 4a | when a parliament , a court of law , or a committee sits, it has an official meeting （议会）开会；（法院）开庭 | |
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| 5 | T BRITISH to take an examination 参加（考试） |
| I’ m sitting my French exam tomorrow. 明天我考法语。 |
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| 6 | I to be a model for a painter or photographer （给画师或摄影师）做模特 |
| +for She earns money sitting for artists. 她靠给画家做模特来赚钱。 |
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| 7 | I +for informal to babysit |
| I’ m sitting for the Richardsons tomorrow night. 明晚我要替理查森夫妇看孩子。 |
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| - | not sit well/right with sb
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| if something someone does or says does not sit well with you , you do not agree with it or do not like it |
| 不被某人接受；不被某人喜欢 |
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| Her remarks at dinner didn’ t sit well with some of the guests. 她晚餐时所说的话没有得到一些客人的认同。 |
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| - | sit at the feet of sb
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| to learn from someone famous |
| 做某名人的弟子；师承某人 |
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| - | sit in judgment
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| to criticize someone , especially when you have no right to do so |
| （尤指妄加）评论，批评 |
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| +on/over What right have you to sit in judgment on me? 你有什么权利对我指手画脚的？ |
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| - | sittight informal
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| to stay where you are , or not take action until the right time |
| 稳坐不动 |
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| Just sit tight – I’ ll be right back. 你先坐着别动，我马上就回来。 |
| We’ ve decided to sit tight and not sell the house yet. 我们决定耐心等待，先不卖这栋房子。 |
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| - | sit up and take notice
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| to start to pay attention |
| 开始关注；开始警觉 |
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| I’ m hoping my speech will make people sit up and take notice. 我希望我的讲话能引起人们的关注。 |
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| - | sittingpretty
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| in a very good position |
| 处境很好；春风得意 |
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| With two platinum records, the group is sitting pretty right now. 有两张白金唱片在手，该演唱组合目前可谓春风得意。 |
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| - | ˌsit aˈround |
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| | sit around sth: to spend time doing nothing 闲坐着；闲坐在 | Are we going to sit around all night, or shall we go out? 我们就这么整晚闲坐着，还是出去玩？ | | Since Dad lost his job he just sits around the house all day. 自从爸爸失业以来，他整日坐在家里，无所事事。 | |
| - | ˌsit ˈback |
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| | to relax and stop making the effort to do something 闲坐着；不作努力 | I can’ t afford to sit back with the tournament coming up. 大赛在即，我可不能坐着不动。 | |
| - | ˌsit ˈby |
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| | to take no action when something bad is happening 袖手旁观；无动于衷 | Are we just going to sit by and watch them take over the company? 难道我们就袖手旁观，眼看着他们接管公司吗？ | |
| - | ˌsit ˈdown |
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| | sit 1a | We were tired so we decided to sit down for a while. 我们累了，决定坐一会儿。 | | Please, sit down and make yourselves comfortable. 请坐，别客气。 | | | a | to make yourself comfortable in a chair 舒舒服服地坐着 | | Why don’ t you sit yourself down? We’ ll do the washing up. 你何不舒舒服服地坐着呢？我们来洗。 | | |
| - | ˌsit ˈin |
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| | if people sit in , they take part in a sit-in 静坐示威 |
| - | ˌsit ˈin for |
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| | sit in for sb: to take the place of someone temporarily 临时代替（某人） | I’ ll be sitting in for the secretary at the meeting tonight. 今晚我将代替秘书出席会议。 | |
| - | ˌsit ˈin on |
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| | sit in on sth: to go to a meeting or a class although you are not directly involved in it 列席旁听 | Do you mind if I sit in on your class this afternoon? 今天下午我可以旁听您的课吗？ | |
| - | ˈsit ˌon |
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| | sit on sth: to delay dealing with something 将…搁置不理；拖延 | They’ ve been sitting on my application for over a month now. 他们已经把我的申请搁置了1个多月。 | |
| - | ˌsit ˈout |
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| 1 | to stop doing something for a period of time 坐在一边不参加 | I’ m tired, so I think I’ ll sit out the next dance. 我累了，下支舞曲就不跳了。 | |
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| 2 | to stay until the end of something , especially something unpleasant 一直坐到（不愉快之事）结束 | I know it’ s boring, but we’ re just going to have to sit it out. 我知道这个很无聊，但我们还是要坐到最后。 | |
| - | ˈsit ˌthrough |
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| | sit through sth: to stay until the end of something , especially if you are not enjoying it 一直挨到（不愉快之事）结束；耐着性子听完（或看完） | If I have to sit through one more boring meeting, I think I’ ll scream. 要是再让我坐着等这么个无聊的会结束，我非得尖叫不可。 | |
| - | ˌsit ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T to go from a lying position to a sitting position , or to help someone do this （使）坐起来 | Would you like to sit up and read for a while? 你想坐起来看会儿书吗？ | | We sat her up in a chair. 我们扶她坐到椅子上。 | |
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| 2 | I to sit straight and not bend or lean 坐直；端坐 | sit up straight You’ ve got to stop slouching and sit up straight. 你得坐直，不要无精打采的。 | |
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| 3 | I BRITISH to go to bed later than usual 熬夜 | We sat up very late talking last night. 我们昨夜谈到很晚。 | |
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