intransitive. Originally U.S. To sit down on strike in one's place of work; to sit down in a public place as a form of protest. Cf. sit-down, adj.…
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| 释义 | society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > be militant [verb (intransitive)] > demonstrate or protest > specific (4) to sit down1936 intransitive. Originally U.S. To sit down on strike in one's place of work; to sit down in a public place as a form of protest. Cf. sit-down, adj.… to sit in1937 intransitive. Originally U.S. To occupy a building as a demonstration of protest. Cf. sit-in, adj. n. sit1959 intransitive. To sit down in a public place as a form of protest; to take part in a sit-down protest. Cf. to sit down 12 at phrasal verbs 1. to take a (also the) knee1960 To kneel; to go down on one knee, esp. as a sign of respect or (in later use) as a peaceful means of protesting against institutional racism. |
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