| 单词 | seat |
| 释义 | seat n. & v. --n 1. a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2. the buttocks. 3. the part of the trousers etc. covering the buttocks. 4. the part of a chair etc. on which the sitter's weight directly rests. 5. a place for one person in a theatre, vehicle, etc. 6. the occupation of a seat. 7. esp. Brit. a the right to occupy a seat, esp. as a Member of the House of Commons. b a member's constituency. 8. the part of a machine that supports or guides another part. 9. a site or location of something specified (a seat of learning; the seat of the emotions). 10. a country mansion, esp. with large grounds. 11. the manner of sitting on a horse etc. --vtr. 1. cause to sit. 2. a provide sitting accommodation for (the cinema seats 500). b provide with seats. 3. (as seated adj.) sitting. 4. put or fit in position. Phrases and idioms be seated sit down. by the seat of one's pants colloq. by instinct rather than logic or knowledge. seat-belt a belt securing a person in the seat of a car or aircraft. take a (or one's) seat sit down. Derivatives seatless adj. Etymology: ME f. ON s{aelig}ti (= OE gesete f. Gmc) |
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