sit
sit
英[sɪt]美[sɪt]
vt.& vi.（使）坐；
vi.坐落，处在，（在…中）任职，（议会、委员会、法庭等）开会；
vt.使就座；
第三人称单数：sits;
过去式：sat;
过去分词：sat;
现在分词：sitting;
例句
I'll sit this dance out.这场舞我不参加。
We had to sit a long speech out yesterday afternoon.昨天下午我们不得不把一个冗长的演说听到底。
At first the boy had not seemed much interested in what the teacher was saying, but when the teacher called him, he began to sit up.起初那男孩子似乎对老师说的话不太感兴趣, 但是当老师叫他的时候, 他才开始用心听讲了。
I shall get back late, so don't sit up for me.我要晚回来, 所以别熬夜等我。
We don't allow the children to sit up late.我们不允许孩子们熬夜。
The grown-ups will sit at one table and the children at another.大人坐一桌,孩子坐另一桌。
I had to sit at home twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the phone to ring.我只好在家里干坐着等电话响。
Come and sit next to me on the settee.过来跟我一块儿坐在沙发上。
Ask them to sit down.让他们坐下。
Let’s sit this one out,shall we?I’m afraid I tango very badly.咱们不跳这个舞好吗?我怕我的探戈舞跳得太糟。
英语六级真题
For more than two decades, starting in the 1960s, the poet Ted Hughes sat on the judging panel of an annual poetry competition for British schoolchildren.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文He also famously remarked that all of man's problems come from his inability to sit quietly in a room alone.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past.
出自-2013年12月听力原文They are uncomfortable to sit in for long
出自-2013年12月听力原文You've been sitting at the computer for hours.
出自-2013年6月听力原文It sits firmly on solid rock at the bottom of the ocean.
出自-2010年12月听力原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
坐
If you are sitting somewhere, for example in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright.
例句
Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen...妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。They sat there in shock and disbelief...他们吃惊地坐在那里，不敢相信这是真的。VERB
就座;坐下
When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something.
例句
He set the cases against a wall and sat on them...他把箱子靠墙放好，然后坐在上面。Eva pulled over a chair and sat beside her husband...伊娃拽过一把椅子，坐到丈夫的身边。VERB
使坐下;使就座
If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position.
例句
He used to sit me on his lap...他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。He'll sit you in front of his computer and give you a glimpse of the problem.他会让你坐到电脑前，大致了解一下这个问题。VERB
坐着让人画像(或照相)
If you sit for an artist or photographer, you place yourself in a sitting position so you can be painted or photographed.
例句
A person may well have been sitting for the artist for eight hours at a stretch.为了让画家给自己画像，一个人很有可能连续坐上 8 个钟头。VERB
参加(考试)
If you sit an examination, you do it.
例句
June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams.6 月和 7 月是传统的考试月份。VERB
作为…的成员
If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it.
例句
He was asked to sit on numerous committees...他受邀担任过许多委员会的委员。I know of no professional person who has ever sat on a jury...据我所知，陪审团的成员中从未有过专业人员。VERB
(议会)开会;(法院)开庭
When a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work.
例句
Parliament sits for only 28 weeks out of 52...在一年 52 周当中只有 28 周是议会开会的时间。The court would sit all night.法庭将要通宵庭审。VERB
位于;坐落在
If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place.
例句
Our new house sat next to a stream...我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles.桌上有一只用珠子串成的小三角形作装饰的盒子。VERB
代人临时照看小孩;当临时保姆
To sit for someone means the same as to babysit for them.
例句
I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。PHRASE
呆在原处不动;不轻举妄动
If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen.
例句
Sit tight. I'll be right back...你留在这儿别动，我马上就回来。Life would continue to be hard but if they sat tight and trusted him things would get better.生活依然会很艰辛，但是如果他们能静观其变，并且信任他，一切会慢慢好起来的。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
(使)坐
I'd rather stand than sit.我宁肯站, 不愿坐。He sat there (as) a guest.他像个客人似的坐在那儿。She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。He sat propped up in the bed by pillows.他靠着枕头坐在床上。He sat thinking for a long time.他坐着想了很久。She sat the baby on the grass.她让婴儿坐在草地上。She sits her horse well.她善骑马。vi.
(动物或鸟)栖息; 蹲, 坐,孵（卵）
There was a bird sitting on the branch.一只鸟栖息在树枝上。坐落; 位于
The hotel sits on a hill.这家旅馆位于一座小山上。（在…中）任职；任（…的）代表；担任
(议会、委员会、法庭等)开会；开庭
参加考试；应试
处在；坐落在；被放在
英英词典释义
Verb
1. be seated
2. sit around, often unused;
"The object sat in the corner"3. take a seat
4. be in session;
"When does the court of law sit?"5. assume a posture as for artistic purposes;
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"6. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions;
"She never sat a horse!""Did you ever ride a camel?""The girl liked to drive the young mare"7. work or act as a baby-sitter;
"I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"8. show to a seat; assign a seat for;
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"行业词典
体育： 坐马；
