sit
verb
sɪt verb
1
IN A CHAIR ETC
在椅子等上
a. also 又作 to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your BUTTOCKS b. also 又作 to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up c. also 又作 to make someone sit or help them to sit 使坐下，使就座 I I always + adv/prep T always + adv/prep
[+ on/in/by etc ]
I sat on the shore and looked at the sea.
我坐在岸上看海。
She was sitting in a chair by the fire.
她坐在火边的椅子上。
She’s the girl who sits next to me at school.
她是在学校里坐在我旁边的女孩。
In the driving seat sat a man of average height.
驾驶座上坐着一名中等身材的男子。
sit at a desk/table etc (sit facing it) 坐在书桌/桌子等前面
Jean sat at the table writing a letter.
琼坐在桌前写信。
sit doing sth
They sat sipping their drinks.
他们坐着啜饮料。
We used to sit and listen to her for hours.
我们以前经常一坐几个小时听她讲。
She wandered round all morning, unable to sit still .
她一上午都在四处闲逛，坐不住。
She was sitting upright in her chair.
她腰杆笔挺地坐在椅子上。
He was sitting cross-legged on the floor.
他盘腿坐在地板上。
He came over and sat beside her.
他走过来坐在她旁边。
Sam sat opposite her and accepted a cigarette.
萨姆在她对面坐下，接过一支香烟。
sit sb on/in etc sth
I gently led her to the chair and sat her on it.
我小心地把她带到椅子边让她坐下。
2
OBJECTS/BUILDINGS ETC
物件/建筑等
to be in a particular position or condition 位于，坐落在〔某位置〕; 处于〔某状况〕 I always + adv/prep
[+ on/in etc ]
a little church sitting on a hillside
坐落在山坡上的一座小教堂
The parliament building sits in a large square.
议会大厦位于一个大广场上。
He’s got a computer sitting on his desk, but he doesn’t use it.
他有一台计算机放在书桌上，但他不用。
My climbing boots were sitting unused in a cupboard.
我的登山靴搁在橱柜里，一直没有穿。
The house has sat empty for two years.
这幢房子已经两年没人住了。
3
DO NOTHING
不干事
to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful 闲（坐）着 I always + adv/prep
I spent half the morning sitting in a traffic jam.
我遇上塞车，在车里等了半个上午。
Well, I can’t sit here chatting all day.
好了，我可不能整天坐在这儿闲扯。
Are you just going to sit there complaining?
你就打算坐着发牢骚吗？
4
COMMITTEE/PARLIAMENT ETC
委员会/议会等
to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group 成为〔委员会、议会或其他官方组织〕的成员 I
[+ in/on ]
They both sat on the management committee.
他们两个都担任管理委员会的委员。
He was the first journalist to sit in parliament.
他是第一位担任议员的新闻记者。
5
MEETING
会议
to have a meeting in order to carry out official business 〔官方机构〕开会; 开庭 I
The council only sits once a month.
委员会每月只开一次会。
The court will sit until all the evidence has been heard.
法院将一直开庭到所有证词都陈述完毕为止。
6
ANIMAL/BIRD
兽类/鸟类
a. to be in, or get into, a resting position, with the tail end of the body resting on a surface b. used to tell a dog to sit with the tail end of its body resting on the ground or floor c. if a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to make the eggs HATCH 〔鸟类〕孵蛋 I always + adv/prep
The cat likes to sit on the wall outside the kitchen.
这只猫喜欢蹲在厨房外面的墙头上。
7
LOOK AFTER
照看
to look after a baby or child while its parents are out 代人临时照看孩子; I + for
8
sit tight
a. to stay where you are and not move b. to stay in the same situation, and not change your mind and do anything new 坚持立场，不改变主意 spoken
Just sit tight – I’ll be there in five minutes.
呆着别动 — 我五分钟后就到。
We’re advising all our investors to sit tight till the market improves.
我们奉劝我们所有的投资者不要动摇，等待市场复苏。
9
be sitting pretty
to be in a very good or favourable position 处于有利地位
We’ve paid off the mortgage, so we’re sitting pretty now.
我们已经还清抵押贷款，现在轻松了。
10
sit in judgment (on/over sb)
10. to give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this （对某人）进行评论〔尤指妄加评论〕
How can you sit in judgement on somebody you hardly know?
你怎么可以对几乎不了解的人妄加评论呢？
11
not sit well/easily/comfortably (with sb)
11. if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it 〔情况、计划等〕（使某人）不舒服
He had never before been accused of stealing, and it did not sit well with him.
他从未被人指责过偷东西，这一指责让他很难过。
12
sit on the fence
12. to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject 持观望态度，骑墙
The weakness of the book is that it sits on the fence on important issues.
这本书的缺点是，在重要问题上没有明确的态度。
13
sit on your hands
13. to delay taking action when you should do something 拖延着不采取行动
Workers are losing their jobs while the government sits on its hands and does nothing.
工人在失业，而政府却坐视不管。
14
EXAMS
考试
to take an examination [英] 参加〔考试〕 I,T | BrE
Tracy’s sitting her GCSEs this year.
特蕾西今年要参加普通中学教育证书考试。
[+ for ]
They were preparing children to sit for the entry examination.
他们正在帮助孩子们准备入学考试。
15
PICTURE/PHOTO
图画/照片
to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed 坐着让人画像 （照相） I
[+ for ]
She sat for (=was painted by) Holman Hunt and Millais.
她给霍尔曼．亨特和密莱司当过模特儿。
16 to spend a lot of time sitting and doing nothing very useful 闲坐，无所事事地坐着
We sat around for a bit, chatting.
我们闲坐着聊了一会。
17 to get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax 舒服地坐好
Sit back and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine.
坐下来放松一下 — 我来开瓶酒。
18 to relax and make no effort to get involved in something or influence what happens 不采取行动，听之任之
Don’t just sit back and wait for new business to come to you.
你可不能悠闲地坐着等待新业务来找你呀。
19 to allow something wrong or illegal to happen without doing anything about it 坐视不管，袖手旁观
I’m not going to sit by and watch a man go to prison for something I’ve done.
我不能坐视他人为了我的所作所为而进监狱。
20 to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position 坐着; 坐下
It was good to be sitting down eating dinner with my family.
坐下来和家人一起用晚餐感觉真好。
Sit down, Amy – you look tired.
坐吧，埃米，你看上去很累。
sit yourself down
Sit yourself down and have a drink.
坐下来，喝一杯吧。
21
sit sb down
to make someone sit down or help them to sit down 使某人就座，使某人坐下
[+ in/on ]
I helped her into the room and sat her down in an armchair.
我扶她进了房间，让她在扶手椅上坐了下来。
22
sit down and do sth
to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention 坐下来专心解决 （认真处理 ）某事
The three of us need to sit down and have a talk.
我们三个需要坐下来好好谈谈。
Sit down and work out just what you spend.
坐下来算一算你花了多少钱。
23 to be present at a meeting but not take an active part in it 列席，旁听
[+ on ]
Would you like to sit in on some of my interviews?
你愿意来旁听我的几场面试吗？
24 to do a job, go to a meeting etc instead of the person who usually does it 代理〔某人〕的工作; 代替〔某人〕出席会议
This is Alan James sitting in for Suzy Williams on the mid-morning show.
我是艾伦．詹姆斯，代替苏兹．威廉斯主持今天上午 10 点钟的节目。
25 to delay dealing with something 拖延不办，搁置
I sent my application about six weeks ago and they’ve just been sitting on it.
我大约 6 周前就把申请寄去了，可他们就是一直拖着不办。
26 to stay where you are and do nothing until something finishes, especially something boring or unpleasant 一直等到〔尤指无聊或不快之事〕结束
She had two weeks to sit it out while she waited to hear if she had got the job.
她要干等两个星期才能知道是否能得到这份工作。
She was prepared to sit out the years of Jack’s jail sentence.
她准备熬过那些年直到杰克刑满释放。
27 to not take part in something, especially a game or dance, when you usually take part 不参加〔通常都参加的比赛或跳舞活动〕
Johnson sat out the game with a shoulder injury.
约翰逊有肩伤，只能旁观比赛。
28 to attend a meeting, performance etc, and stay until the end, even if it is very long and boring 一直呆到〔会议、演出等〕结束
I wasn’t the least bit interested in all the speeches I had to sit through.
我对这些非听完不可的一场场演讲毫无兴趣。
29 to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position after you have been lying down 坐着;〔从躺姿〕坐起来
He was sitting up in bed, reading his book.
他坐在床上看书。
She sat up and reached for her glass.
她坐起来伸手去拿杯子。
30
sit sb up
to help someone to sit after they have been lying down 帮助某人坐起来
[+ in/on etc ]
I’ll sit you up on the pillows and you’ll be nice and comfortable.
我扶你坐起来靠在枕头上，这样你就舒服了。
31 to sit in a chair with your back straight 坐直，端坐
Just sit up straight and stop slouching.
坐直身子，别无精打采的。
32 to stay up very late 熬夜
Sometimes we just sit up and watch videos all night.
有时我们通宵熬夜看录像。
33
sit up (and take notice)
to suddenly start paying attention to someone, because they have done something surprising or impressive 突然关注 （注意 ）起来
If Maria succeeded, then everyone would sit up and take notice.
假如玛丽亚成功了，大家马上就会注意起来。
34
sit down sit
You usually use rather than to say that someone moves into a sitting position. “坐下”一般说 sit down，不说 sit
Everyone sat down to listen.
每个人都坐下来听。
35
sit
You use when you mention where someone sits down. 表示某人坐在哪里，要用 sit
She sat next to me.
她坐在我旁边。
Where shall I sit?
我坐哪里？
36
sit on sit in sit on sit in
You or a chair, depending on whether it is flat and simple or soft and comfortable. You flat things such as a bench, the floor, or the grass. You a room, a corner, long grass, a tree, or a seat in a car. 坐在长凳、地板和草地等平面的东西上时，说 sit on。坐在房间里、角落里、长草丛里、树上或汽车座位上时，用 sit in
We sat on barstools.
我们坐在吧凳上。
He sat in his favourite armchair.
他坐在他喜欢的扶手椅上。
I get travel sick when I sit in the back.
我坐在后排就会晕车。
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‘Sit down’ ‘Have a seat’ ‘Be seated’ ‘Sit!’
To tell someone to sit down, say , , or in very formal situations, . You usually only say to a dog. 叫某人坐下，要说 Sit down 或 Have a seat，如果是很正式的场合，则要说 Be seated。对狗发命令时一般只说 Sit!。