单词	sit-down
释义	sit-down1 adjectivesit-down2 noun sit-downˈsit-down1 adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES We offer a cafeteria and a sit-down service at very reasonable rates. We usually organize a sit-down dinner, but we wanted to go for something less formal this year. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A sit-down interview with Ricki Lake? And the first new sit-down restaurant to open in Watts after the 1965 riots did not do so until November 1991. Instead of a sit-down meal at the reception, everybody milled around, eating from trays of finger foods. Leave the crystal and good china to those intimate, sit-down dinner parties. Like many walk-in, sit-down cafes, they also sell pastries and fruit drinks. Nearly 1,000 fans staged a sit-down protest calling for Branfoot's head, despite the victory sealed by Richard Hall's header. What is the maximum number of diners which will have to be accommodated at a sit-down meal? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that is done while sitting► sedentary if someone is sedentary or they have a sedentary job, they spend most of their time sitting down: · The exercise program was aimed at men in their fifties and sixties who were previously sedentary.· People with sedentary jobs generally need to eat less than those in very active occupations.· health problems caused by a sedentary lifestyle ► sit-down : sit-down meal/dinner etc a meal etc in which everyone in a group, usually a large group, sits at tables: · We usually organize a sit-down dinner, but we wanted to go for something less formal this year.· We offer a cafeteria and a sit-down service at very reasonable rates. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► protest · Nearly 1,000 fans staged a sit-down protest calling for Branfoot's head, despite the victory sealed by Richard Hall's header. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sit-down strike/protest Nearly 1,000 fans staged a sit-down protest calling for Branfoot's head, despite the victory sealed by Richard Hall's header. 1a sit-down meal or restaurant is one in which you sit at a table and eat a formal meal:  a sit-down meal for 20 people2sit-down strike/protest a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until their demands are considered or agreed to → sit-in sit-down1 adjectivesit-down2 noun sit-downsit-down2 noun [singular] British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS My friends had to have their first sit-down in sight of the car. The others acknowledged us cheerily, clearly relieved to have been allowed 30 seconds for a sit-down. Yes, George and I have had our sit-down. if you have a sit-down, you sit and rest for a short while:  You look as if you need a sit-down.
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