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单词 chair
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chair ​‌‌‌

​noun
UK /tʃeə(r)/
Other entries for this word
chair verb
beach chair noun
easy chair noun
empty chair verb
high chair noun
sedan chair noun
wing chair noun
rocking chair noun
swivel chair noun
electric chair noun
on the edge of your seat/chair phrase
chair at chairman
Word Forms
singularchair
pluralchairs
DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    countable a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, legs, and sometimes two arms

    I had to sit on a hard wooden chair all day.

    Synonyms and related words
    Chairs and parts of chairs
    arm
    armchair
    armrest
  2. 2
    countable the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or company

    All questions must be addressed to the chair.

    chair of:

    He is the former chair of the Atomic Energy Commission.

    Synonyms and related words
    People involved in meetings
    chair
    chairman
    chairperson
    See alsochairman ​
    See alsochairperson ​
    See alsochairwoman ​
  3. 3
    ​educationthe position or job of being a professor in a university

    He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge for 30 years.

    Synonyms and related words
    Teachers in college or university
    academic
    assistant professor
    associate professor
  4. 4

    the chair

    ​mainly American​informalthe electric chair
    Synonyms and related words
    The punishment of being legally killed
    behead
    capital punishment
    the chair
  5. 5

    nearly fall off your chair

    to be extremely surprised or shocked
    I nearly fell off my chair when he arrived early.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 03/12/2018
    Open Dictionary - December2018

chair ​‌‌‌

​noun
US /tʃer/
Other entries for this word
chair verb
beach chair noun
deck chair noun
easy chair noun
empty chair verb
high chair noun
lawn chair noun
sedan chair noun
wing chair noun
rocking chair noun
swivel chair noun
electric chair noun
on the edge of your seat/chair phrase
chair at chairman
Word Forms
singularchair
pluralchairs
DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    countable a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, legs, and sometimes two arms

    I had to sit on a hard wooden chair all day.

    Synonyms and related words
    Chairs and parts of chairs
    arm
    armchair
    armrest
  2. 2
    countable the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or company

    All questions must be addressed to the chair.

    chair of:

    He is the former chair of the Atomic Energy Commission.

    Synonyms and related words
    People involved in meetings
    chair
    chairman
    chairperson
    See alsochairman ​
    See alsochairperson ​
    See alsochairwoman ​
  3. 3
    ​educationthe position or job of being a senior professor in a university

    He held the Einstein Chair of Physics at Princeton for 30 years.

    Synonyms and related words
    Teachers in college or university
    academic
    assistant professor
    associate professor
  4. 4

    the chair

    ​informalthe electric chair
    Synonyms and related words
    The punishment of being legally killed
    behead
    capital punishment
    the chair
  5. 5

    nearly fall off your chair

    to be extremely surprised or shocked
    I nearly fell off my chair when he arrived early.
    Submitted by:
    Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 03/12/2018
    Open Dictionary - December2018

chair ​‌

​verb transitive
UK /tʃeə(r)/
Other entries for this word
chair noun
beach chair noun
easy chair noun
empty chair verb
high chair noun
sedan chair noun
wing chair noun
rocking chair noun
swivel chair noun
electric chair noun
on the edge of your seat/chair phrase
chair at chairman
the chair
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theychair
he/she/itchairs
present participlechairing
past tensechaired
past participlechaired
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to be the person in charge of a meeting, committee, or company

    She subsequently chaired the executive board of the UN Children’s Fund.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be in charge
    control
    govern
    watch over
    Synonyms and related words
    To perform a ceremony or to give a speech
    address
    be upstanding
    chair

chair ​‌

​verb transitive
US /tʃer/
Other entries for this word
chair noun
beach chair noun
deck chair noun
easy chair noun
empty chair verb
high chair noun
lawn chair noun
sedan chair noun
wing chair noun
rocking chair noun
swivel chair noun
electric chair noun
on the edge of your seat/chair phrase
chair at chairman
the chair
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theychair
he/she/itchairs
present participlechairing
past tensechaired
past participlechaired
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to be the person in charge of a meeting, committee, or company

    She subsequently chaired the executive board of the corporation.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be in charge
    control
    govern
    watch over
    Synonyms and related words
    To perform a ceremony or to give a speech
    address
    chair
    commemorate
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