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单词 sit on
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sit on

phrasal verb
If you say that someone is sitting on something, you mean that they are delaying dealing with it.
[informal]
He had been sitting on the document for at least two months. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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sit on in British English

verb (intr, preposition)
1. 
to be a member of (a committee, etc)
2.  informal
to suppress
3.  informal
to check or rebuke

sit on in American English

or sit upon
1. 
to serve as a member of (a jury, committee, etc.)
2. 
to confer on or investigate
3.  Informal
to suppress, repress, or squelch
4.  Informal
to hold (something) back from being considered or acted on
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Examples of 'sit on' in a sentence
sit on

Anything rather than sit on your own in an office with blank walls.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY
He said: `To sit on the fence is to be on the wrong side of it.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT
When they finally caught up Nick dropped his bike on the ground and went to sit on the wall.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
He motioned Leaphorn to sit on the boulder beside his chair.
Tony Hillerman THE FALLEN MAN (1996)

All related terms of 'sit on'

sit in on
If you sit in on a lesson , meeting , or discussion , you are present while it is taking place but do not take part in it.
sit on the fence
to refuse to state a definite opinion about something or to say who you support in a conflict
sit on one's hands
to fail to applaud
sit on your hands
to not do something which you should be doing
sit on a powder keg
to be in a very dangerous situation, in which something could suddenly go seriously wrong at any time
to sit on the fence
If you sit on the fence , you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument .
be on pins and needles
to be very anxious or nervous because you are waiting to see if something happens the way you want it to

Chinese translation of 'sit on'

sit on

(inf)

vt fus

  1. (= keep to oneself) [report etc] 搁(擱)置 (gēzhì)
See sit

Nearby words of
sit on

  • sit back
  • sit down
  • sit in on
  • sit on
  • sit out
  • sit through
  • sit tight! I'll be right back

All related terms of 'sit on'

sit in on
( meeting, lesson ) 旁听(聽) pángtīng
to sit on the fence
( fig ) 持观(觀)望态(態)度 chí guānwàng tàidu
(to sit/be) on sb's knee
(坐)在某人的膝上 (zuò) zài mǒurén de xī shang
to sit on a committee
成为(為)委员(員)会(會)成员(員) chéngwéi wěiyuánhuì chéngyuán
sit up
( from lying ) 坐起来(來) zuò qǐlái
sit through
( film, lecture etc ) 耐着(著)性子到 ... 结(結)束 nàizhe xìngzi dào ... jiéshù
sit out
( event ) 挨到 ... 结(結)束 áidào ... jiéshù
sit down
( from standing ) 坐下 zuòxià
sit back
( fig ) 在一旁闲(閒)着(著) zài yīpáng xiánzhe
sit around
闲(閒)坐着(著) xián zuòzhe
sit about
= sit around
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