sit
[sit]
v.坐, 栖息, 使就座
n.坐, 栖息
v.担任, 开会, 孵, 适合
例句与用法：
All the others ran away, but I sat tight.
别人都跑了，但我在原地没动。
I sat every day for a week until the painting was finished.
我每天那样坐著，一个星期才把我画好。
Sit yourself down and tell us what happened.
你坐下，告诉我们怎么回事。
The farm sits on the side of the hill.
农场位于山坡上。
He sat at his desk working.
他坐在桌子旁边工作。
词形变化：
动词过去式: sat | 动词过去分词: sat | 动词现在分词: sitting | 动词第三人称单数: sits |
详细释义：
vi.
1. 坐, 坐着; 就座[Q]
They sat in a ring.
他们坐成一圈。
2. (鸟等)栖息; (狗等)蹲坐
3. (在议会等)占有席位; 当委员[(+on)]
He sits on the committee.
他担任委员会的委员。
4. (议会等)开会; 开庭
Parliament will sit in autumn.
国会秋天开会。
5. 静坐示威
6. 坐落于, 位于
The temple sits on a hill.
寺庙坐落在山上。
7. 摆姿势而坐; 当模特儿[(+for)]
He sat for his portrait.
他坐着让人给他画像。
8. 成为负担; (食物)停滞在胃里[(+on)]
9. 搁置不用
Some old machines in the workshop sit idle.
车间里有几台旧机器闲置不用。
10. (鸡等)孵蛋
11. 替人临时照看小孩
12. (衣服等)合身
The suit sits well on him.
那套西装他穿很合身。
13. 【英】参加考试
We'll sit for the final examination in a week.
我们一星期后参加期末考试。
vt.
1. 使坐下; 使就座[O]
She sat the child in the chair.
她把孩子放在椅子上。
2. 骑(马等)
Frank sits his horse well.
弗兰克擅长骑马。
3. (车等)可坐得下(若干人)
The minibus will sit ten people.
这辆小型巴士可坐十人。
4. 替人临时照看(小孩)
5. 【英】参加(考试)
短语词组：
sit back
1. 休息
He believes he has the right to sit back while others do the hard work.
他认为别人在干重活时他有权利休息。
sit by
1. 抱无动于衷的态度, 坐视不管
We can't just sit by while these people break the law.
我们不能坐视这些人违反法律。
sit in
1. 代理
Mr. Henry is ill tonight so his secretary will be sitting in as chairman at the meeting.
亨利先生今晚生病, 所以他的秘书将代替他当会议主席。
sit on
1. 搁置
He's been sitting on my letter for months.
他把我的信压了几个月。
sit through
1. 一直坐到……结束
I sat through all three performances but none of them was any good.
三个节目我都从头看到尾, 可是没一个节目是精彩的。
sit tight
1. 不动
If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.
如果你的车子抛锚, 就留在原处不动, 等警察来。
2. 耐心等待; 静待事态的发展
Due to the blizzard, we had to sit tight at the airport for a day.
由于暴风雪来袭, 我们不得不在机场耽搁一天, 静观事态的发展。
Dad told us to sit tight while he went back to find Mom.
爸回去找妈的时候, 他要我们耐心等待。
sit up
1. 熬夜
The doctor sat up all night with the patient.
医生彻夜守着病人。