seat

noun

可坐的地方 place to sit

1. 座位，坐处（如椅子等）
   a place where you can sit, for example a chair
   1. She sat back in her seat.
      她坐在那里，往后靠了靠。
   2. He put his shopping on the seat behind him.
      他把买的东西放在身后的座位上。
   3. Please take a seat (= sit down) .
      请坐。
   4. Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down) .
      各位来宾，请就座。
   5. a window/corner seat (= one near a window/in a corner)
      挨窗户 / 角落里的座位
   6. a child seat (= for a child in a car)
      （汽车上的）幼儿座
   7. Would you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat ? (= on a plane)
      您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？
   8. We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.
      我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。
   9. We all filed back to our seats in silence.
      我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。

…座位 -seater

2. 有…座位的；有…座的
   with the number of seats mentioned
   1. a ten-seater minibus
      十座小公共汽车
   2. an all-seater stadium (= in which nobody is allowed to stand)
      全坐席体育场

椅子的一部分 part of chair

3. （椅子等的）座部
   the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit
   1. a steel chair with a plastic seat
      塑料座部的钢架椅子

飞机；火车；剧院 in plane/train/theatre

4. 座位
   a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc.
   1. to book/reserve a seat (= for a concert, etc.)
      预订一个座位
   2. There are no seats left on that flight.
      那次航班没座位了。

职位 official position

5. （议会、理事会、委员会等的）席位
   an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc.
   1. a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress
      市政会 / 议会 / 国会席位
   2. to win/lose a seat (= in an election)
      （在选举中）赢得 / 失去一个席位
   3. to take your seat (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament)
      （尤指在议会）就职
   4. The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives.
      理事会的多数席位将由工商界代表担任。

城镇；市 town/city

6. （尤指大学或政府机关）所在地；中心
   a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government
   1. Washington is the seat of government of the US.
      华盛顿是美国政府所在地。
   2. a university town renowned as a seat of learning
      有学术重镇之称的大学城

乡村房舍 country house

7. （上层社会人士的）乡村宅第
   a large house in the country, that belongs to a member of the upper class
   1. the family seat in Norfolk
      在诺福克的祖宅

身体部位 part of body

8. 臀部
   the part of the body on which a person sits

裤子的一部分 part of trousers/pants

9. （裤子的）后裆，臀部
   the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers a person's seat

verb

坐下 sit down

1. 向…提供座位；（使）就座；坐；落座
   to give sb a place to sit; to sit down in a place
   1. Please wait to be seated (= in a restaurant, etc.) .
      请等候安排入座。
   2. Please be seated (= sit down) .
      请就座。
   3. He seated himself behind the desk.
      他在书桌后面坐下。
   4. Please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a halt.
      飞机停好以前，请坐着别动。
   5. The bus can carry 42 seated passengers.
      这辆公共汽车能坐42名乘客。

建筑物；交通工具 of building/vehicle

2. 可坐…人；能容纳…人
   to have enough seats for a particular number of people
   1. The aircraft seats 200 passengers.
      这架飞机能坐200名乘客。

1. N-COUNT 座椅;椅子;座位
   A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair.
   1. Stephen returned to his seat...
      斯蒂芬回到自己的座位上。
   2. Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.
      安记得坐在他们车里的后排座上了。
2. N-COUNT (椅子等的)座部,椅面
   The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on.
   1. The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.
      那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。
3. VERB 坐下;就座
   If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down.
   1. He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.
      他挥手指了指一把椅子，自己在书桌旁坐了下来。
   2. ...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa.
      一幅他最喜欢的模特之一的画像，画中人坐在雅致的沙发上
4. VERB (房间、车辆)可坐…人，容纳…人
   A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number.
   1. The Theatre seats 570.
      那个剧院可容纳 570 人。
5. N-SING (裤子的)臀部
   The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom.
   1. Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.
      然后他站起来，拍了拍牛仔裤的臀部。
6. N-COUNT (国会、议会、参议院中的)席位
   When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat .
   1. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
      无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。
   2. ...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat.
      一名失掉席位的马里兰州共和党党员
7. N-COUNT (公司董事会、委员会中的)席位，职位
   If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it.
   1. He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.
      他始终未能如愿以偿地在公司董事会中谋得一席之地。
8. N-COUNT (组织、活动的)中心地，所在地;(豪门的)宅邸
   The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base.
   1. Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.
      今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。
   2. ...Weston Park, family seat of the Earl of Bradford.
      韦斯顿公园，布拉德福德伯爵的祖宅
9. See also: deep-seated hot seat
10. PHRASE 让权于他人;退居次要位置
    If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions.
    1. You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future...
       你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。
    2. This is a country where women usually take a back seat.
       在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。
11. PHRASE 坐下;入座
    If you take a seat, you sit down.
    1. 'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone...
       “请坐，”他不耐烦地说道。
    2. Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.
       他们分坐在桌子两边，雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。
12. bums on seats → see: bum

1. Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.
   安记得自己坐在他们车的后座上。
2. I got bubblegum on the seat of Nanna's car.
   我把泡泡糖弄到了娜娜的车座上。
3. He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
   他坐上了驾驶员的位置发动了引擎。
4. Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry
   女孩儿一哭，亚当立即从座位上跳了起来。
5. Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane.
   他们没有带我去候机厅，而是直接领我上飞机到了我的座位上。
6. We found a seat in a little nook, and had some lunch.
   我们在一个小角落找了个位子，吃了点午饭。
7. The people at my table were so obnoxious I simply had to change my seat.
   我那桌的人如此讨厌，我只好换了座位。
8. I sat in the passenger seat.
   我坐在乘客座位上。
9. He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat
   他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。
10. I had a ringside seat for the whole performance.
    整场表演我都坐在场边前排座位上。
11. Stephen returned to his seat
    斯蒂芬回到自己的座位上。
12. The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.
    那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。
13. He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.
    他挥手指了指一把椅子，自己在书桌旁坐了下来。
14. Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.
    然后他站起来，拍了拍牛仔裤的臀部。
15. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
    无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。
16. He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.
    他始终未能如愿以偿地在公司董事会中谋得一席之地。
17. Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.
    今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。
18. You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future
    你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。
19. This is a country where women usually take a back seat.
    在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。
20. 'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone
    “请坐，”他不耐烦地说道。
21. Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.
    他们分坐在桌子两边，雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。
22. As soon as the seat belt sign had been switched off, we rushed out.
    安全带指示灯一关掉，我们就冲了出去。
23. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
    她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。
24. He unbuckled his seat belt
    他解开了坐椅安全带。
25. When Ted was six we decided that he needed to know how to fasten and unfasten his seat belt
    特德六岁的时候，我们认为他得知道如何系上和解开安全带了。
26. He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat
    他用钥匙打开车门，把外套扔到了后座上。
27. It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my pants
    鞍座上的弹簧翘出来，把我裤子臀部那块磨破了。
28. He slowly sat on the seat with a sigh.
    他叹了一口气，慢慢地坐到位子上。
29. Are you comfortable in this seat?
    你坐在这个座位上舒坦吗？

  seat perch sit【导航词义：坐】

  seat v. 〈正式〉使就座

〔辨析〕通常后接反身代词表示使某人自己就座，或后接某人表示安排其就座。

  perch v. 坐在…上面（或边上）

〔辨析〕表示此义时，通常用于 perch (sb/oneself) on sth 结构。

  sit v. 坐，就座

〔辨析〕普通用词，与 stand (站) 相对，常用于口语。

n.

(fly) by the seat of your pants

• 临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰
  to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful

be in the driving seat

• 担任负责人；处于统领地位
  to be the person in control of a situation

take a back seat

• 允许他人领先；甘愿居于人下；退居幕后
  to allow sb else to play a more active and important role in a particular situation than you do

bums on seats

• 观众（或听众）的数量大（尤用于强调吸引大量观众的需要或愿望）
  used to refer to the number of people who attend a show, talk, etc., especially when emphasizing the need or desire to attract a large number
  1. They're not bothered about attracting the right audience─they just want bums on seats.
     他们不在乎观众是什么样的人——只求卖座。

on the edge of your seat

• 异常兴奋；极为激动；有浓厚兴趣
  very excited and giving your full attention to sth
  1. The game had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
     这场比赛使观众兴奋不已。

noun

1. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
   1. he dusted off the seat before sitting down

2. furniture that is designed for sitting on
   1. there were not enough seats for all the guests

3. the cloth covering for the buttocks
   1. the seat of his pants was worn through

4. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

5. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
   1. he was elected to a seat in the Senate

6. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
   2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonym:    buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsterntailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass

7. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
   1. the brain is said to be the seat of reason

8. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
   1. he booked their seats in advance
   2. he sat in someone else's place

   Synonym:    place

9. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

verb

1. show to a seat
   1. The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

   Synonym:    sitsit down

2. place in or on a seat
   1. the mother seated the toddler on the high chair

3. place or attach firmly in or on a base
   1. seat the camera on the tripod

4. provide with seats
   1. seat a concert hall

5. put a seat on a chair

6. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   1. there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy

   Synonym:    inductinvest

7. be able to seat
   1. The theater seats 2,000