| 单词 | sit on sth |
| 释义 | sit on sth sit on sth INFORMAL (DELAY) — phrasal verb with sit /sɪt/ verb (PRESENT TENSE sitting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE sat) ► F0 to delay taking action about something: » The company has been sitting on my letter for weeks without dealing with my complaint.Thesaurus+: ↑Delaying and wasting time sit on sth INFORMAL, MAINLY DISAPPROVING (KEEP SECRET) — phrasal verb with sit /sɪt/ verb (PRESENT TENSE sitting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE sat) ► F0 to prevent people from knowing a piece of information: » The government will presumably sit on the report until after the election.Thesaurus+: ↑Secrecy and privacy |
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