英语词汇“sitting”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sitting

(sɪtɪŋ )

Word forms: sittings

1. countable noun

A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.

Dinner was in two sittings.

Synonyms: session, period

2. countable noun

A sitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work.

...the recent emergency sittings of the U.N. Security Council. [+ of]

3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

A sitting president or member of parliament is a present one, not a future or past one.

...the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president.

4. See also sit

5. be sitting pretty phrase [VERB inflects]

If you say that someone is sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position. [informal]

Compared with some, we are sitting pretty.

Idioms:

a sitting duck

someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize

They heard the sound of gunfire. 'It's a trap,' Joe whispered. 'And we're sitting ducks! We've got to find somewhere to hide.'

do something in one sitting or do something at one sitting

to not stop doing something until you have finished it

She can easily go through a box of chocolates in one sitting.

单词	sitting
释义	sitting (sɪtɪŋ ) Word forms: sittings 1. countable noun A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time. Dinner was in two sittings. Synonyms: session, period 2. countable noun A sitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work. ...the recent emergency sittings of the U.N. Security Council. [+ of] 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A sitting president or member of parliament is a present one, not a future or past one. ...the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president. 4. See also sit 5. be sitting pretty phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position. [informal] Compared with some, we are sitting pretty. Idioms: a sitting duck someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize They heard the sound of gunfire. 'It's a trap,' Joe whispered. 'And we're sitting ducks! We've got to find somewhere to hide.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something in one sitting or do something at one sitting to not stop doing something until you have finished it She can easily go through a box of chocolates in one sitting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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