Dreye權威釋義

vi.

坐，坐著；就座[Q]
They sat in a ring.
他們坐成一圈。
（鳥等）棲息；（狗等）蹲坐
（在議會等）佔有席位；當委員[（+on）]
He sits on the committee.
他擔任委員會的委員。
（議會等）開會；開庭
Parliament will sit in autumn.
國會秋天開會。
靜坐示威
座落於，位於
The temple sits on a hill.
寺廟座落在山上。
擺姿勢而坐；當模特兒[（+for）]
He sat for his portrait.
他坐著讓人給他畫像。
成為負擔；（食物）停滯在胃裡[（+on）]
擱置不用
Some old machines in the workshop sit idle.
車間裡有幾臺舊機器閒置不用。
（雞等）孵蛋
替人臨時照看小孩
（衣服等）合身
The suit sits well on him.
那套西裝他穿很合身。
【英】參加考試
We'll sit for the final examination in a week.
我們一星期後參加期末考試。

vt.

使坐下；使就座[O]
She sat the child in the chair.
她把孩子放在椅子上。
騎（馬等）
Frank sits his horse well.
法蘭克擅長騎馬。
（車等）可坐得下（若干人）
The minibus will sit ten people.
這輛小型巴士可坐十人。
替人臨時照看（小孩）
【英】參加（考試）

片語

sit back

休息
He believes he has the right to sit back while others do the hard work.
他認為別人在幹重活時他有權利休息。

sit by

抱無動於衷的態度，坐視不管
We can't just sit by while these people break the law.
我們不能坐視這些人違犯法律。

sit in

代理
Mr. Henry is ill tonight so his secretary will be sitting in as chairman at the meeting.
亨利先生今晚生病，所以他的祕書將代替他當會議主席。

sit on

擱置
He's been sitting on my letter for months.
他把我的信壓了幾個月。

sit through

一直坐到……結束
I sat through all three performances but none of them was any good.
三個節目我都從頭看到尾，可是沒一個節目是精彩的。

sit tight

不動
If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.
如果你的車子拋錨，就留在原處不動，等警察來。
耐心等待；靜待事態的發展
Due to the blizzard, we had to sit tight at the airport for a day.
由於暴風雪來襲，我們不得不在機場耽擱一天，靜觀事態的發展。
Dad told us to sit tight while he went back to find Mom.
爸回去找媽的時候，他要我們耐心等待。

sit up

熬夜
The doctor sat up all night with the patient.
醫生徹夜守著病人。

衍生

n.

sitter

辨析

同義:

vt.就座；棲息

perch be seated

反義:

vi.「（使）坐下；（使）就座」的反義字

stand

同義參見:

perch¹

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

(sits, sitting; past and past part. sat /sat/ )

be or cause to be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.
▸(of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body close to the ground.

▸(of a table or room) have enough seats for.

▸ (sit for) pose for (an artist or photographer).

▸N. Amer. not use (a player) in a game.
be or remain in a particular position or state.
▸ (sit with) be harmonious with.
(of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business.
▸serve as a member of a council, jury, or other official body.
Brit. take (an examination).
[usu. in combination] look after children, pets, or a house while the parents or owners are out or away:
they want me to house-sit for them.
(of a bird) remain on its nest to incubate its egg.

n.

a period of sitting.

Phrase

sit tight
informal
1. remain firmly in one's place.
2. refrain from taking action or changing one's mind.

Phrase verbal

sit in
attend a meeting without taking an active part.
sit in for
temporarily carry out the duties of.
sit on
informal
1. fail to deal with.
2. subdue or suppress.
sit something out
not take part in an event or activity.
▸wait without taking action until an unwelcome situation or process is over.
sit up
1. move from a lying or slouching to a sitting position.
2. refrain from going to bed until later than usual.

Usage

It is good English to use the present participle sitting rather than the past participle sat with the verb ‘to be’: we were sitting there for hours rather than we were sat there for hours.

Etymology

OE sittan, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

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