| 单词 | sit |
| 释义 | sitsit /sɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting) 1IN A CHAIR ETC. a)[intransitive] to be on a chair, in a seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks: sit on/in etc. We sat on the floor, sorting through the pictures. She was sitting in her rocking chair by the window.sit by/next to/beside etc. Who usually sits next to you in class?sit doing something Todd just sat staring into space for a while.sit at a desk/table etc. I walked in and saw Steve sitting at the kitchen table. He was restless, unable to sit still. Several children sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her. b)[intransitive always + adv./prep.] (also sit down) to get into a sitting position after you have been standing up: Jim walked over and sat beside her. c)sit upright (also sit up) to sit in a position in which your back is straight, or to get into this position after lying down or bending: An older woman was sitting upright at the desk. She suddenly sat bolt upright (=very straight), staring at him. d)[transitive always + adv./prep.] (also sit somebody down) to make someone sit somewhere or help him or her sit somewhere: sit somebody on/in etc. Just sit the children over here and give them something to drink.THESAURUStake a seat – to move in order to sit on a chair: Karen came in late and took a seat at the back of the room.sit up – to move so that you are sitting, after you have been lying down: He heard a noise and sat up in bed.perch – to sit on something high up, or on the edge of something: She came and perched next to me on one of the stools.lounge – to sit or lie in a place in a very relaxed way without doing much: He found her out on the porch lounging in a chair.slouch – to sit or stand with your shoulders bent forward in a way that makes you look tired or lazy: Sit up straight – don’t slouch.be slumped (over/forward) – to be sitting with your head or shoulders leaning forward, especially because you are asleep or unconscious: His body was slumped over in the chair.2OBJECTS/BUILDINGS ETC. [intransitive] to be in a particular position or condition: sit on/in etc. Your book is sitting on the shelf, right where you left it.sit empty/unused/vacant etc. Most of the stores had sat vacant for years.3DO NOTHING [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful: I spent two hours just sitting on the freeway. Are you just going to sit there all afternoon? I’m not going to sit here and listen to you two argue.4ANIMAL/BIRD a)[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to be in, or get into, a resting position, with the tail end of the body resting on a surface: Jeff’s dog sat next to his chair as we talked. b)Sit! used to tell a dog to sit with the tail end of its body on the ground or floor c)[intransitive always + adv./prep.] if a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to make the eggs hatch (=open)5sit tight a)spoken to stay where you are and not move: Just sit tight – I’ll be there in ten minutes. b)to stay in the same situation, and not change your mind or do anything new: You might want to sit tight a few months and see what happens to the stock market.6not sit well with somebody if a situation, plan, etc. does not sit well with someone, he or she does not like it: The policy did not sit well with voters.7COMMITTEE/COURT ETC. [intransitive] a)to be a member of a committee, court, or other official group: sit on Critics have claimed that he is not qualified to sit on the court. b)to have a meeting in order to carry out official business SYN meet: The Court of Appeals sits in San Francisco.8BABY/CHILD [intransitive] spoken to take care of a baby or child while its parents are out SYN babysit: sit for Kelly sits for them once a week.9be sitting pretty to be in a very good or favorable position: At that stage in the campaign, she was sitting pretty in the polls.10sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject: You can’t sit on the fence any longer – what’s it going to be? → see also fence-sitter11sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something: The council has just been sitting on its hands on this issue.12sit in judgment (on/over somebody) to give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this13PICTURE/PHOTO [intransitive + for] to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed[Origin: Old English sittan]WORD CHOICE: sit, sit down, seat, be seated• You sit at a table, piano, or desk, and also at a computer or the controls of a car or airplane. However, you sit in front of the television or the fire (though you can also sit by a fire or sit around a fire that is outside).• You sit on something that has a flat level surface such as the floor, the grass, a simple hard chair, a bench, a sofa, or a bed.• You sit in a car, a room, or an armchair.• When you are talking about the action of moving from standing to sitting, it is more common to use sit down rather than sit on its own: Please sit down. After the song, everyone sat down again. (NOT sat again)• Note that seat as a verb is only transitive. It is fairly formal, and is used in these ways: The theater seats 500 people (=has seats for 500 people). The hostess will seat you (=show you where you can sit).• Be seated is used in formal English when telling someone to sit down. At a formal dinner or in church, for example, you might hear: Please be seated. (=please sit down) It is also used in formal English when describing where someone is sitting: They were seated at a small table.COLLOCATIONSadverbssit still (=without moving) Young children find it almost impossible to sit still.sit quietly (=without talking) Mac sat quietly in the back of the car.be sitting comfortably She was sitting comfortably on the sofa.sit up straight/sit upright (=with your back straight) Sit up straight at the table, Maddie.sit bolt upright (=suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something) Suddenly she sat bolt upright and said, “What was that?”sit cross-legged (=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you) She sat cross-legged on the grass.sit around phrasal verb to spend a lot of time sitting and doing nothing very useful: Mostly we sat around and talked.sit back phrasal verb1to get into a comfortable position and relax: You sit back and relax – I’ll fix dinner.2to make no effort to get involved in something or influence what happens: Don’t just sit back and wait for new business to come to you.sit by phrasal verb to take no action that would stop something bad from happening: You’re not going to just sit by and let this happen, are you?sit down phrasal verb1 to get into a sitting position or be in a sitting position: Come on in and sit down. We all sat down for dinner.2 sit somebody down to make someone sit down somewhere, or help him or her sit down: I helped her into the room and sat her down in the armchair.3 sit somebody down to make someone sit down and listen to something, especially when you are angry or need to tell him or her something important: You need to sit Bobby down and explain why we can’t afford to go.4sit down and do something to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention: Sit down and work out what you spend each month.sit in phrasal verb1to be present at a meeting, but not take an active part in it: sit in on We sat in on a couple of French classes.2sit in for somebody to do a job, go to a meeting, etc. instead of the person who usually does it: Curry sat in for Wiliams on the “Nightly News.”sit on something phrasal verb informal to delay dealing with something: If you have a genuine complaint, don’t just sit on it.sit something ↔ out phrasal verb1to not take part in something such as a game or dance, especially when you usually take part: Johnson sat out the game with a shoulder injury.2to stay where you are until something finishes, especially something boring or bad SYN wait out: When the war started, her family decided to stay in the country and sit it out.sit through something phrasal verb to attend a meeting, performance, etc., and stay until the end, even if it is very long and boring: We had to sit through three hours of speeches.sit up phrasal verb1 to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position after you have been lying down: By Monday, Tina was well enough to sit up in bed.2 sit somebody up to help someone to sit after he or she has been lying down3 to sit in a chair with your back up straight: Sit up straight and finish your dinner.4 to stay up very late: Rick sat up all night studying for his physics final.5sit up and take notice to suddenly start paying attention to someone or something: The speech made voters sit up and take notice. |
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