chair

noun

1. 椅子
   a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs
   1. a table and chairs
      一套桌椅
   2. Sit on your chair!
      坐在你的椅子上！
   3. an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair )
      在扶手椅里睡着了的老人
2. （主持会议或委员会的）主席席位；委员长职位；（会议或委员会的）主席；委员长
   the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position
   1. She takes the chair in all our meetings.
      她主持我们所有的会议。
   2. Who is in the chair today?
      今天谁主持？
   3. He was elected chair of the city council.
      他当选为市议会主席。
3. （大学的）系主任
   the position of being in charge of a department in a university
4. （大学的）系主任
   the position of being in charge of a department in a university

verb

1. 担任（会议、讨论等的）主席；主持（会议、讨论等）
   to act as the chairman or chairwoman of a meeting, discussion, etc.
   1. Who's chairing the meeting?
      谁主持这次会议？

1. N-COUNT 椅子
   A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.
   1. He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
      他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。
2. N-COUNT (大学的)教授职位
   At a university, a chair is the post of professor.
   1. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University...
      他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
   2. He gave London University £100,000 to establish a chair in Islamic art.
      他资助伦敦大学10万英镑，以设立伊斯兰艺术教授一职。
3. N-COUNT (委员会、会议的)主席
   The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it.
   1. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
      她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
4. VERB 主持(会议);担任(委员会的)主席
   If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it.
   1. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers...
      他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
   2. The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.
      宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。
5. 同 electric chair
   The chair is the same as the electric chair .
6. PHRASE 主持(会议)
   If you are in the chair or take the chair at a meeting, you are the person in charge of it.
   1. In the chair was Morien Morgan...
      会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
   2. Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee...
      惠勒担任该小组委员会会议主席。
   3. Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.
      财政部部长们今天在布鲁塞尔碰头，会议由英国主持。

1. When I arose from the chair, my father and Eleanor's father were in deep conversation
   当我从椅子上站起来时，我父亲和埃莉诺的父亲谈兴正浓。
2. She pushes back her chair and stands.
   她把椅子往后一推，站了起来。
3. He drew a chair up to the bedside and sat down.
   他拉了把椅子到床边坐了下来。
4. He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots
   他坐到厨房的椅子上，俯身脱掉了靴子。
5. He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
   他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。
6. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University
   他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
7. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
   她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
8. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers
   他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
9. In the chair was Morien Morgan
   会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
10. Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee
    惠勒担任该小组委员会会议主席。
11. Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.
    财政部部长们今天在布鲁塞尔碰头，会议由英国主持。
12. He drew up a chair and sat down.
    他拉了把椅子坐下。
13. She eased back into the chair and nodded
    她轻手轻脚地坐回到椅子上，点了点头。
14. Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire
    他坐在藤椅上，若有所思地凝视着炉火。
15. He poured himself a whisky and sat down in the chair
    他给自己倒了一杯威士忌，然后坐在椅子上。
16. Isabel rose so abruptly that she knocked down her chair
    伊莎贝尔起得太急了，以致碰倒了她坐的椅子。
17. Brenda's knuckles were white as she gripped the arms of the chair.
    布伦达握紧椅子扶手时指关节都变白了。
18. Before we left the camp, my twin brother and I moulded a chair out of mud.
    离开营地前，我和孪生弟弟用泥巴做了一把椅子。
19. The chair he sat in was nowhere near as comfortable as the custom-designed one behind his desk.
    他坐的那把椅子远不如他书桌后面那把定做的舒服。
20. Joe's clothing was flung over the back of a chair.
    乔的衣服扔在椅背上。
21. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor
    鲍勃从椅子上滑下来，趴在了地板上。
22. He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder.
    他拉过一把椅子坐在她后面，将下巴抵在她的肩膀上。
23. He was comfortably seated in a soft reclining chair.
    他舒舒服服地坐在柔软的躺椅上。
24. He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
    他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
25. The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees.
    老太太坐在窗边的椅子上，膝盖上盖着一条小毯子。
26. 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。
27. Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen
    妈妈坐在厨房里的椅子上。
28. She slumped into a chair
    她轰然倒在了椅子上。
29. She tipped over the chair and collapsed into the corner with a splintering crash
    坐在椅子上的她翻倒了，咔嚓一下摔在了角落里。
30. He placed his cap and overcoat on a chair.
    他把帽子和大衣搁在一张椅子上。

noun

1. the position of professor
   1. he was awarded an endowed chair in economics

   Synonym:    professorship

2. a seat for one person, with a support for the back
   1. he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down

3. a particular seat in an orchestra
   1. he is second chair violin

4. an instrument of execution by electrocution
   1. the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair

   Synonym:    electric chairdeath chairhot seat

5. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
   1. address your remarks to the chairperson

   Synonym:    presidentchairmanchairwomanchairperson

verb

1. preside over
   1. John moderated the discussion

   Synonym:    moderatelead

2. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
   1. She chaired the department for many years

   Synonym:    chairman