sitar 1876 |
concerning it 拖延；积压；搁置：iTiey
have been sitting on my appZicatfon/or a month now.他们压着我的申请不
办有一个月.0^ ,sit
sth—‘out 1 to stay in a
place and wait for sth unpleasant or boring to finish 耐心等到结 束；..熬到结束：We sat
out t/ie storm in a ca/e.我们坐在 '家咖啡里.-直等到暴风雨过去。2 to
not take part .in a dance, game.or other activity 坐在一旁（不参如跳
舞、游戏等活动）_s丨t
through sth to stay until the end of a performance, speech,
meeting, etc. that you think is boring or too long坐到（表演、g讲、会议结束： We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches.
下得不耐着性子听完将逬两个小时的讲话。，sit _up 1 to be or move yourself
into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back 坐'起来；坐直：Sit up straight—d〇7i，p〖ouc/i.坐直了——别无精打采的。2 to not go to bed until
later than usual 熬夜；迟睡：We sat up the n她t, taWdng•峩们谈到7無士才睡。.sit 'up
(and do sth) (informal) to start to pay careful attention to what
is happening，being said, etc.关注起来；.警觉 : The
proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.这项建议引起了他的主顾们的关注。，sit sb _up to
move sb into a sitting position after they have been lying down使坐起来
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
sit
sit down ♦ be
seated ♦ take a seat ♦ perch
These words all mean to rest your weight on your
bottom with your back upright, for example on a chak.以上各词均含坐下之义。
sit to rest your
weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair 指坐：May I
sit here?
我可以垒辛这儿吗?'◊ 5/f兑/7/，\W//yowJ坐着别动！
咖加 Sit is usually used with an adverb or
prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase
or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting. * sit 通常与 副词或介词短语连用，表示坐的地方或方式，但有时
也与另一短语或从句连用，表明坐着时在做某事：阶 Sflf
to//C/>7g/〇r /70W/3.我们坐着谈了好几个小时。YOU sit
on a chair
with a straight back and no arms and you also sit o/i a sofa; you sit /n an armchair.: ■坐在疫 有扶手的靠背椅上或沙发上用sit on;坐在扶手椅上用
sit in〇
sit down/sit
yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting
position.指坐下、'.就座：
Please sit down.请坐:。'〇 Come in and sit yourselves
down.都进来坐下。
be seated (formal) to be
sitting She was
seflto/ /read 〇/fflb/e.她坐在桌子的士_庠。
篇 Be seated is often used as a
formal way of inviting sb to sit down. * be seated■常为请人’i就座的.正 式表达方式:P/ease
be seaf«/.请It库。 take, a
seat to sit down 指坐下、就座 i油料 Take a
seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to
sit down. * take a seat尤作饴人就座命礼藐用语：
P/ease to/re a seaf.请坐。
perch {rather informal) to sit
on sth, especially on the edge of sth指坐在…土，尤指坐在…边沿：She ■perched
herself on the edge of the bed.她坐在床沿上i 1.财料 Perch is always used with an adverb or
prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.
* perch总是与副词或介词短语连用表示坐的地方。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to sit/sit down/be seated/take
a'seat/perch on sth
■
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in
sth
■
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a
seat/perch beside/ opposite/next to sb/sth
■
to sit yourself down somewhere
to ask sb to
sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat
GRAMMAR POINT语法说明 sit
You can use on, in and at with sit. You sit on a
chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. You sit in an armchair.
If you are sitting at a
table, desk, etc. you are sitting in a chair close to it, usually so that you
can eat a meal, do some work, etc. * sit 可与 on、in 和 at 连用：坐在
椅子上、台阶土:桌子边上等用sit on;坐在扶手椅上
用sitin;坐在桌子、书桌等旁吃饭、工作等用sitat。
sitar /si'ta:(r); 'sitai(r)/ noun a musical
instrument from S Asia like a guitar,
with a long neck and two sets of metal strings西塔尔（源自南亚形似吉他的弦乐器。
—picture o page Rio
sit-com /'sitkDm;
NAmE -ka:m/
(also formal .situation 'comedy) noun [C, U] a regular
programme on television that shows the same characters in different amusing
situations情景喜剧
'sit-down noun [sing.] (8rf, informof) a rest
while sitting in a chair 坐 ■休肩、：I need
a cup of tea and a sit-down. 我需要坐下来，喝杯茶，休息一下。►'sit-down [only before noun]： a sit-down protest {= in which people sit down to block a road
or the entrance to a building until people listen to their demands)静坐■抗议◊
a sit-down meal for 50 wedding
guests (= served to people fitting at tables)为50位參加婚礼的客入摆的坐式宴席
site CHw /salt/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a place where a building, town, etc. was,
is or will be located (建筑物、城镇等的）地点,J立置，建筑
工地：the site of a sixteenth century abbey 纪的修道院的旧址◊
to vvorfc on a bufWing/construction site 建筑工地工作◊ A si’te
has been chosen/or the new schooi.已 i新学校选了校址。AH the
material are on site so that worfc can start immediately•所有材料都已运
抵工地，可以立即开工。：2a place where sth has happened or that is used for
sth 现场； '发生地；场所： the ske
o/t/ie battZe 战场◊
an archaeoZogfcd site 考古现
场◊ a camping/caravan site营地；旅行拖车停车点
〇 note at
place 3 {computing it) a place
on the Internet where a company，an organization, a university, etc. puts
information 网站； 站'点.一see also
MIRROR SITE, WEBSITE
a verb [VN +adv./prep.] [often
passive] to build or place sth in a particular position 使坐落在；为…选址：There
was a meeting to discuss the
siting of the new
school ^ 3^^- ■讨‘了新学校的选址。◊
castZe is mogni^icentiy sited up on a 城堡坐落在高高的悬崖，十分壮观。
'sit-in noun a protest in which a group of workers,
students, etc. refuse to leave their factory, college, etc. until people listen
to their demands ■(建k物内的）静 >坐罢工，静坐东威：tohoici/stogeasft-m举行静坐示威
sit-ter /'sit0(r)/ noun 1 a person who sits or stands somewhere so
that sb can paint a picture of them or photograph them摆姿势ii人画像（或拍照）的人
2 (especially NAm£) = babysitter 3 (BrE, informal) (in
football (soccer)足球）an easy
chance to score a goal
得轉机
sit-ting /'sitii]/
noun 1 a
period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its business■(.法:院或 议会的）汗会，会议，开庭（期间.;）2 a time
when a meal is served in a hotel, etc. to a number of people at the same time (饭店等）一批，一次（顾客就餐时间）：
A hundred people can be served, at one
sitting (= at the same
time)•可词■时供一百人就餐。3 a
period of time that a person spends sitting and doing an activity --次 …（_ 坐着活动的时间 ')I: J read the boofc
m one sitting. _ 举.下来一 口气就把那本书看完"I。4 a
period of time when sb sits or stands to have their picture painted or be
photographed (摆1姿势让乂画像歳拍照的广一次
(时间）
.sitting 'duck (also .sitting target) noun a person or thing that is easy to attack易矣攻击#;易被击申的目标 sitting
room noun (6rf) = living room .sitting
./tenant /iow/i (8r£) a person whcvis living in a rented house
or flat and who has the legal right to stay there (房屋或公寓有合法权利的）现有房客，现租户