sit

verb

在椅子等上面 on chair, etc.

1. 坐
   to rest your weight on your bottom with your back vertical, for example on/in a chair
   1. She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
      她坐在那儿，凝视着面前的那封信。
   2. May I sit here?
      我可以坐在这儿吗？
   3. Just sit still!
      坐着别动！
   4. He went and sat beside her.
      他走过去坐在她身边。
   5. She was sitting at her desk.
      她坐在书桌前。
   6. We sat talking for hours.
      我们坐着谈了好几个小时。
2. 使坐；使就座
   to put sb in a sitting position
   1. He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
      他抱起孩子，让她坐在墙头上。

事物 of things

3. 处在；坐落在；被放在
   to be in a particular place
   1. A large bus was sitting outside.
      外面停着一辆大轿车。
   2. The pot was sitting in a pool of water.
      罐子放在水里。
   3. The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well) .
      那件夹克穿在她身上很合身。
   4. The box sat unopened on the shelf.
      盒子搁在架子上，没有打开。

担任职务 have official position

4. （在…中）任职；任（…的）代表；担任
   to have an official position as sth or as a member of sth
   1. He was sitting as a temporary judge.
      由他担任临时法官。
   2. She sat on a number of committees.
      她在几个委员会里任职。
   3. For years he sat for Henley (= was the MP for that constituency ) .
      他多年担任代表亨利选区的议会议员。
   4. They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
      他们两人都曾是下议院议员。

议会等 of parliament, etc.

5. 开会；开庭
   to meet in order to do official business
   1. Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
      议会一年的开会时间不足六个月。

考试 exam

6. 参加考试；应试
   to do an exam
   1. Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
      考生将在六月参加考试。
   2. Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs.
      大多数学生至少参加5门普通中等教育证书考试。
   3. He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
      当时他正要参加入学考试。

鸟 of bird

7. 停落；栖；孵（卵）
   to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm

狗 of dog

8. 蹲；坐
   to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight
   1. Rover! Sit!
      罗弗！蹲下！

照看小孩 take care of children

照看小孩 take care of children

1. 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.
   1. Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen...
      妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。
   2. They sat there in shock and disbelief...
      他们吃惊地坐在那里，不敢相信这是真的。
   3. They had been sitting watching television...
      他们一直坐在那里看电视。
   4. He was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.
      他连几分钟都坐不住。
2. VERB 就座;坐下
   When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. When you stand, they stand; when you sit, they sit.
      你站着他们就站着，你坐下他们就坐下。
   4. Sit down means the same as sit .
      sit down 同 sit
   5. I sat down, stunned...
      我坐了下来，呆若木鸡。
   6. Hughes beckoned him to sit down on the sofa.
      休斯示意他在沙发上坐下。
3. 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.
   1. He used to sit me on his lap...
      他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。
   2. 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。
   3. To sit someone down somewhere means to sit them there.
      使坐下;使就座
   4. She helped him out of the water and sat him down on the rock...
      她把他从水里拉出来，让他坐在岩石上。
   5. They sat me down and had a serious discussion about sex.
      他们让我坐下，然后和我严肃地探讨了有关性的话题。
4. 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.
   1. 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。
5. VERB 参加(考试)
   If you sit an examination, you do it.
   1. June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams.
      6 月和 7 月是传统的考试月份。

in AM, use 美国英语用 take


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7. VERB 作为…的成员
   If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it.
   1. He was asked to sit on numerous committees...
      他受邀担任过许多委员会的委员。
   2. 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。
   3. The party's three MPs will continue to sit in parliament.
      这个党派有 3 名议员会继续在议会任职。
8. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. The court would sit all night.
      法庭将要通宵庭审。
9. VERB 位于;坐落在
   If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place.
   1. Our new house sat next to a stream...
      我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
   2. 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。
10. 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.
    1. 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。
11. See also: sitting
12. 你留在这儿别动，我马上就回来。 → see: Sit tight. I'll be right back...

1. I moved from behind my desk to sit beside her.
   我从桌子后面走到她身边坐了下来。
2. I like to keep going. I hate to sit still.
   我喜欢一直有事情做，讨厌一动不动地坐着。
3. She helped her sit up in bed so she could hold her baby.
   她扶她在床上坐起来，这样她就可以抱着宝宝了。
4. Now sit down and make yourself comfortable. You must be very tired.
   现在坐下来，让自己舒服些，你一定很累了。
5. I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.
   我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。
6. Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen
   妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。
7. They sat there in shock and disbelief
   他们吃惊地坐在那里，不敢相信这是真的。
8. They had been sitting watching television
   他们一直坐在那里看电视。
9. He was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.
   他连几分钟都坐不住。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. When you stand, they stand; when you sit, they sit.
    你站着他们就站着，你坐下他们就坐下。
13. He used to sit me on his lap
    他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams.
    6月和7月是传统的考试月份。
17. He was asked to sit on numerous committees
    他受邀担任过许多委员会的委员。
18. 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。
19. The party's three MPs will continue to sit in parliament.
    这个党派有3名议员会继续在议会任职。
20. The court would sit all night.
    法庭将要通宵庭审。
21. Our new house sat next to a stream
    我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Sit tight. I'll be right back
    你留在这儿别动，我马上就回来。
25. 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。
26. A defeat like that makes you sit up and think.
    那样的一次失败会令你警觉起来，开始思考。
27. He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened
    他喜欢坐着对发生的一切惊叹不已。
28. He could hardly sit still and itched to have a go.
    他再也坐不住了，心里跃跃欲试。

  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。

sit about/around

1. 无所事事地消磨时间；闲坐
   to spend time doing nothing very useful

sit back

1. 舒舒服服地坐好
   to sit on sth, usually a chair, in a relaxed position
   1. He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
      他抱起孩子，让她坐在墙头上。
2. 袖手旁观（尤指不积极参与或不挂念某事）
   to relax, especially by not getting too involved in or anxious about sth

sit by

1. 坐视不管；无动于衷
   to take no action to stop sth bad or wrong from happening

sit down

sit yourself down

1. 坐下；就座
   to move from a standing position to a sitting position
   1. Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
      议会一年的开会时间不足六个月。

sit down and do sth

1. 坐下来认真做某事
   to give sth time and attention in order to try to solve a problem or achieve sth
   1. Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
      考生将在六月参加考试。
   2. Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs.
      大多数学生至少参加5门普通中等教育证书考试。
   3. He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
      当时他正要参加入学考试。

sit for sb/sth

1. 为…做模特
   to be a model for an artist or a photographer

sit in for sb

1. 顶班；代某人履行职责
   to do sb's job or perform their duties while they are away, sick, etc.
   1. Rover! Sit!
      罗弗！蹲下！

sit in on sth

1. 列席（会议）；旁听（课）
   to attend a meeting, class, etc. in order to listen to or learn from it rather than to take an active part
   1. Who's sitting for you?
      谁给你看着孩子呢？

sit on sth

1. 拖延；积压；搁置
   to have received a letter, report, etc. from sb and then not replied or taken any action concerning it

sit sth↔out

1. 耐心等到结束；熬到结束
   to stay in a place and wait for sth unpleasant or boring to finish
2. 坐在一旁（不参加跳舞、游戏等活动）
   to not take part in a dance, game or other activity

sit through sth

1. 坐到（表演、演讲、会议等）结束
   to stay until the end of a performance, speech, meeting, etc. that you think is boring or too long

sit up

1. 坐起来；坐直
   to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back
2. 熬夜；迟睡
   to not go to bed until later than usual

sit up (and do sth)

1. 关注起来；警觉起来
   to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc.

sit sb up

1. 使坐起来
   to move sb into a sitting position after they have been lying down

v.

be sitting pretty

• （尤指在他人处境不好时）处境好
  to be in a good situation, especially when others are not

sit at sb's feet

• 崇拜；拜倒在某人脚下
  to admire sb very much, especially a teacher or sb from whom you try to learn

sit comfortably/easily/well, etc. (with sth)

• （在某位置或某场合）显得合适，显得自然，如鱼得水
  to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation
  1. His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
     他的意见和管理部门的方针不大吻合。

sit in judgement (on/over/upon sb)

• 褒贬（某人）；（对某人）妄加评判
  to decide whether sb's behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
  1. How dare you sit in judgement on me?
     你怎么敢对我妄加评论？

sit on the fence

• 骑墙；持观望态度
  to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth
  1. He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
     开会时他往往持观望态度。

sit tight

• 待着不动；守在原地
  to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position
  1. We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
     我们守在原地，等待救援。
• 静观事态变化；不轻举妄动
  to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action
  1. Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.
     股东们得到的忠告是，静待危机过去。

sit/stand bolt upright

• 背部笔挺地坐 / 站；坐 / 站得笔直
  to sit or stand with your back straight

rest/sit on your laurels

• 满足于既得成就；不思进取
  to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more

sit/stand silently by

• 袖手旁观；坐视
  to do or say nothing to help sb or deal with a difficult situation

verb

1. serve in a specific professional capacity
   1. the priest sat for confession
   2. she sat on the jury

2. be seated

   Synonym:    sit down

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

   Synonym:    seatsit down

4. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
   1. She never sat a horse!
   2. Did you ever ride a camel?
   3. The girl liked to drive the young mare

   Synonym:    ride

5. take a seat

   Synonym:    sit down

6. be in session
   1. When does the court of law sit?

7. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   1. We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

   Synonym:    modelposeposture

8. work or act as a baby-sitter
   1. I cannot baby-sit tonigh

   Synonym:    baby-sit

9. be located or situated somewhere
   1. The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue

10. be around, often idly or without specific purpose
    1. The object sat in the corner
    2. We sat around chatting for another hour

    Synonym:    sit around