sitting
US
UK sitting n: (committee, etc.: session)
SC 开会，开会期间 kāi huì，kāi huì qī jiān
TC 開會
TC 開會
SC 开庭，开庭期间 kāi tíng，kāi tíng qī jiān
TC 開庭(法庭)
TC 開庭(法庭)
The committee sitting will end at 6:00.
委员会的开会截止时间为6:00。
sitting n: (restaurant: serving period) (饭店等)
SC 一次就餐时间 yí cì jiù cān shí jiān
The cafe has two sittings: one for breakfast, and one for lunch.
这件咖啡厅有两次就餐时间：一次早餐，一次午餐。
sitting n: (seated activity: continuous period) (连续一段时间)
SC 坐着活动的时间
My legs are stiff from three hours of sitting.
我坐了三个小时，腿都麻了。
sitting n: (posing for an artist)
SC 摆姿势坐着被拍摄或绘画的时间
The portrait required three two-hour sittings.
这幅肖像画要求被画者摆好姿势一坐就是两个小时，一共要坐三次。
sitting adj: (holding office)
SC 在任期内的
SC 现任的
He will be the first sitting president to speak at our university.
sitting adj: (hen: brooding) (母鸡)
SC 孵蛋的
We have six sitting hens right now, and soon we'll have lots of chicks.
sit vi: (sit down)
SC 坐 zuò
TC 坐
TC 坐
SC 坐在 zuò，zuò zài
Come and sit next to me.
过来坐在我旁边。
sit vi: (be seated)
SC 就座
SC 坐着 zuò zhe
SC 坐下 zuò xià
Tell me where you'll be sitting so that I can find you easily.
告诉我你会在哪儿就座，这样我就能轻松地找到你了。
sit vi: (be placed)
SC 在 zài
TC 在
TC 在
SC 放在 zài，fàng zài
SC 放在 zài，fàng zài
The glass is sitting on the table.
玻璃杯在桌上。
sit vi: (do nothing)
SC 闲坐着 xián zuò zhe
TC 閒坐著
TC 閒坐著
SC 不做事 xián zuò zhe，bú zuò shì
Don't just sit there and pout.
别只是噘着嘴，闲坐在那儿。
sit vi: (perch)
SC 停落 tíng luò
SC 栖息 tíng luò，qī xī
The hummingbird sat on a branch.
蜂鸟栖息在树梢。
sit vi: (lie, be situated)
SC 位于 wèi yú
SC 坐落于 wèi yú，zuò luò yú
London sits on the River Thames.
伦敦城坐落于泰晤士河畔。
sit vi: (pose)
SC 摆姿势 bǎi zī shì
TC 擺姿勢
TC 擺姿勢
SC 摆造型 bǎi zī shì，bǎi zào xíng
Helen is going to sit for a picture.
海伦要去摆个造型照相。
sit vi: (be in session)
SC 开会 kāi huì
TC 開會
TC 開會
SC 开庭 kāi huì，kāi tíng
TC 開庭
TC 開庭
Parliament is sitting now.
议会现在正在开会。
sit vi: informal (baby-sit)
SC 临时帮别人照顾小孩 lín shí bāng bié rén zhào gù xiǎo hái
SC 临时充当保姆 lín shí bāng bié rén zhào gù xiǎo hái，lín shí chōng dāng bǎo mǔ
Mr. and Mrs. Brown asked Julie to sit for their son.
sit vi: (clothing: fit) (指衣服)
SC 合身，适合 hé shēn，shì hé
TC 適合
TC 適合
That coat sits very well on you.
那件外套你穿着非常合身。
sit [sb] vtr: (cause to sit)
SC 使坐 shǐ zuò
SC 让...坐 shǐ zuò，ràng zuò
She sat her baby in his high chair so that she could prepare the lunch.
sit [sb] vtr: (seat, provide seating)
SC 为…引座 wèi yǐn zuò
TC 為…引座
TC 為…引座
SC 安排…就坐 wèi yǐn zuò，ān pái jiù zuò
The usher sat us in the front row.
sit [sth] vtr: UK (take: an exam)
SC 参加…考试 cān jiā kǎo shì
I'm sitting my proficiency exam next week.
sit around vi phrasal: (be idle, lounge about)
SC 闲坐 xián zuò
sit back vi phrasal: figurative (relax, rest)
SC 休息 xiū xī
TC 休息
TC 休息
You just sit back and let me do the cooking.
你坐下休息，让我来做饭。
sit back vi phrasal: figurative (do nothing, be idle)
SC 袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān
TC 袖手旁觀
TC 袖手旁觀
SC 在一边闲着 xiù shǒu páng guān ，zài yì biān xián zhe
I refuse to sit back and let this happen.
我不能袖手旁观，让这种事情发生。
sit by vi phrasal: (do nothing, fail to act)
SC 袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān
TC 袖手旁觀
TC 袖手旁觀
I can't just sit by and let that happen.
sit down vi phrasal: (seat yourself)
SC 坐着 zuò zhe
SC 坐下 zuò zhe，zuò xià
She asked me to sit down beside her.
她要我在她身边坐下。
sit down with [sb] vi phrasal + prep: figurative (enter negotiations with)
SC 和…谈判
In 1993 the Israelis sat down with the PLO in Oslo; the treaty was signed in Washington.
sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep: US (take: an exam)
SC 参加 cān jiā
TC 參加
TC 參加
I'm sitting for my A-level exams next month.
sit for [sb] vtr phrasal insep: (pose for: an artist)
SC 为（某人）做模特摆造型
My great-great-grandmother sat for several Impressionist painters.
sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (pose for: photograph, portrait)
SC 为（拍照、画像）摆造型
When the family sat for a formal photo, it was impossible to get all five children to keep still.
sit in vi phrasal: (attend as an observer)
SC 列席 liè xí
SC 旁听 liè xí，páng tīng
I could not participate, but I was able to sit in as a silent observer.
sit in vi phrasal: US (occupy a place in political protest)
SC 参加静坐示威 cān jiā jìng zuò shì wēi
To protest the changes, the students will sit in at the administration building today.
sit in on [sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal (observe, be present at)
SC 列席（会议） liè xí （ huì yì ）
SC 旁听 liè xí （ huì yì ），páng tīng
I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote.
You may sit in on university courses if you pay an auditor's fee.
sit on [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative, informal (keep silent about, not divulge)
SC 保持沉默 bǎo chí chén mò
TC 保持沈默
TC 保持沈默
SC 缄口不言
My conscience will not let me sit on this crime.
要是对这其起犯罪缄口不言，我会良心不安的。
sit [sth] out, sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (not take part in)
SC 坐在一边不参加 zuò zài yì biān bù cān jiā
He sat out that game but will play the next one.
sit [sth] out, sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (endure)
SC 等着...过去
SC 坚持到...过去
As the ship was tossed by waves, the crew could do nothing but sit out the storm.
sit through [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (endure the whole of)
SC 熬过 áo guò
SC 挨过 áo guò ，āi guò
sit up vi phrasal: (rise into seated position)
SC 坐起来 zuò qǐ lái
When her mother entered the room, the girl sat up.
当自己妈妈进房间时，那个女孩坐了起来。
sit up vi phrasal: figurative (become alert) (比喻)
SC 打起精神 dǎ qǐ jīng shén
The announcement made me sit up and take notice.
那则通知让我打起精神，开始记笔记。
dog sitting n: (minding [sb] else's pet dog)
SC 帮人照顾小狗
SC 照看小狗
housesitting, house-sitting n: (minding [sb]'s home in their absence)
SC 替人看家
in one sitting expr: (without stopping)
SC 一口气
TC 一口氣
TC 一口氣
SC 一鼓作气
The novel was so good, I finished it in one sitting.
pet sitting n: (minding [sb] else's pet)
SC 看管宠物
Ruth is doing some pet sitting for her parents while they are abroad.
pet-sitting n as adj: (relating to minding pet)
SC 看管宠物的
SC 照顾宠物的
sitting duck n: figurative (easy target) (比喻)
SC 易被击中的目标，易被欺骗的对象 yì bèi jī zhòng de mù biāo，yì bèi qī piàn de duì xiàng
With nothing to protect himself from the enemy, he was a sitting duck.
be sitting pretty v expr: informal (in an advantageous position)
SC 处于优势地位 chǔ yú yōu shì dì wèi
be sitting pretty v expr: informal (well off)
SC 富有 fù yǒu
TC 富有
TC 富有
SC 富足 fù yǒu，fù zú
Her business is turning a good profit, so Sandra is sitting pretty.
sitting room n: (lounge, living or family room)
SC 起居室 qǐ jū shì
Your mother's waiting for you in the sitting room.