sit
verb /sɪt/
/sɪt/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sit | /sɪt/ /sɪt/ |
| he / she / it sits | /sɪts/ /sɪts/ |
| past simple sat | /sæt/ /sæt/ |
| past participle sat | /sæt/ /sæt/ |
| -ing form sitting | /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on/in a chair
坐 - 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。 - + adv./prep. May I sit here?
我可以坐在这儿吗？ - Don't just sit there—do something!
别老坐着！做点儿事啊！ - Just sit still!
坐着别动！ - He went and sat beside her.
他走过去坐在她身边。 - the man who had sat next to me on the plane
飞机上坐在我旁边的那个人 - She was sitting at her desk.
她坐在书桌前。 - She always sits in that chair.
她总是坐在那把椅子上。 - Four people sat around the table.
四个人围着桌子坐着。 - It’s too cold to sit outside.
太冷了，不能坐在外面。 - The children were all sitting quietly and listening.
孩子们都静静地坐着听着。 - Make sure you are sitting comfortably, with your back straight and supported.
确保你坐得舒服，背部挺直并有支撑。 - She came over to talk to us, leaving him sitting alone.
她走过来和我们说话，留下他一个人坐着。 - We asked the waiter for a bigger table so that we could all sit together.
我们向服务员要了一张更大的桌子，这样我们就可以坐在一起了。 - sit doing something He just sits there watching the television.
他只是坐在那里看电视。 - We sat talking for hours.
我们坐着谈了好几个小时。 - I sat waiting for the soloist to walk onto the stage.
我坐着等独唱者走上舞台。
Grammar Point sitsit- 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 on a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.
Synonyms sitsit- sit down
- be seated
- take a seat
- perch
- sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair:
- May I sit here?
我可以坐在这儿吗？ - Sit still, will you!
坐着别动！
- May I sit here?
- sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
- Please sit down.
请坐。 - Come in and sit yourselves down.
都进来坐下。
- Please sit down.
- be seated (formal) to be sitting:
指坐着： - She was seated at the head of the table.
她坐在桌子的上座。
- She was seated at the head of the table.
- take a seat to sit down
指坐下、就座 - perch (rather informal) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something:
指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿： - She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
她坐在床沿上。
- She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on something
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in something
- Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair.
埃尔默高兴地坐在高脚椅上。 - He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him.
他笔直地坐着，双手在胸前交叠。 - He was sitting against the wall.
他靠墙坐着。 - He would sit quietly and watch what was happening.
他愿意静观事态发展。 - She sat demurely on the edge of her chair.
她矜持地坐在椅子边上。 - She sat under an apple tree.
她坐在一棵苹果树下。 - She was sitting astride a horse.
她骑在马上。 - The children sat cross-legged on the floor.
孩子们盘腿坐在地板上。 - The manager sat behind his desk.
经理坐在他的办公桌后。 - They sat opposite each other.
他们面对面坐着。 - The kids sat around a campfire.
孩子们围坐在篝火旁。 - We sat at a table in the corner.
我们在角落里的一张桌子旁坐下。 - We sat in silence for a few moments.
我们默默地坐了一会儿。 - We reached the hospital and were told to sit in the waiting room.
我们到达医院，被告知坐在候诊室。 - I can't just sit in front of the computer for hours.
我不能坐在电脑前几个小时。 - He was sitting on the couch with a book when I got home.
我到家时，他正拿着一本书坐在沙发上。 - She noticed the older man sitting across from her.
她注意到坐在她对面的那个老人。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- motionless
- still
- quietly
- …
- let somebody
- gesture for somebody to
- gesture to somebody to
- …
- against
- around
- astride
- …
- a place to sit
- sit down (with somebody)
- sit and…
- …
- She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
- [transitive] sit somebody + adv./prep. to put somebody in a sitting position
使坐；使就座 - He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
他抱起孩子，让她坐在墙头上。 - She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink.
她让他坐在火炉前，喝了一杯热饮。
- He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
- [intransitive] to be in a particular place
处在；坐落在；被放在 - + adv./prep. A large bus was sitting outside.
外面停着一辆大巴士。 - The pot was sitting in a pool of water.
罐子放在水里。 - I have an exercise bike just sitting at home not being used.
我有一辆健身车，只是坐在家里不用。 - The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well).
那件夹克穿在她身上很合身。 - + adj. The box sat unopened on the shelf.
盒子搁在架子上，没有打开。
- + adv./prep. A large bus was sitting outside.
- [intransitive] to have an official position as something or as a member of something
（在…中）任职；任（…的）代表；担任 - sit as something He was sitting as a temporary judge.
由他担任临时法官。 - They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
他们两人都曾是下院议员。 - sit in/on something She sat on a number of committees.
她在几个委员会里任职。 - sit for something 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。
- sit as something He was sitting as a temporary judge.
- [intransitive] (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.
议会、委员会、法庭等 开会；开庭 - Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
议会一年的开会时间不足六个月。
- Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
- [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to do an exam (British English)
参加考试；应试 - sit something Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
考生将在六月参加考试。 - 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。 - (especially North American English) sit for something He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
当时他正要参加入学考试。
- sit something Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm
停落；栖；孵（卵） - [intransitive] to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight
蹲；坐 - Rover! Sit!
罗弗！蹲下！
- Rover! Sit!
- (especially North American English) (also babysit British and North American English)[intransitive] sit (for somebody) to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out
代人临时照看小孩；当临时保姆 - Who's sitting for you?
谁给你看着孩子呢？
- Who's sitting for you?
on chair, etc.在椅子等上面
of things事物
have official position担任职务
of parliament, etc.议会等
exam考试
of bird鸟
of dog狗
take care of children照看小孩
词源Old English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai.
Idioms
be sitting pretty
- (informal) to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
（尤指在他人处境不好时）处境好 - With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year.
随着利润达到创纪录水平，该公司今年肯定会表现不错。
- With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year.
rest/sit on your laurels
- (usually disapproving) to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more
满足于既得成就；不思进取
sit at somebody’s feet
- to admire somebody very much, especially a teacher or somebody from whom you try to learn
崇拜；拜倒在某人脚下
sit/stand bolt upright
- to sit or stand with your back straight
背部笔挺地坐／站；坐／站得笔直
sit comfortably, easily, well, etc. (with something)
- to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation
（在某位置或某场合）显得合适，显得自然，如鱼得水 - 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。
- His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
sit in judgement (on/over/upon somebody)
- to decide whether somebody’s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
褒贬（某人）；（对某人）妄加评判 - How dare you sit in judgement on me?
你怎么敢对我妄加评论？
- How dare you sit in judgement on me?
sit on the fence
- to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing something
骑墙；持观望态度 - He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
开会时他往往持观望态度。
- He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
sit/stand silently by
- to do or say nothing to help somebody or deal with a difficult situation
袖手旁观；坐视 - We can’t sit silently by and let them arrest him!
我们不能袖手旁观，让他们逮捕他！
- We can’t sit silently by and let them arrest him!
sit tight
- to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position
待着不动；守在原地 - We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
我们守在原地，等待救援。
- We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
- to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action
静观事态变化；不轻举妄动 - 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。
- Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.