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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1183页（2269字）
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(sa．t，sa．tsitting)vi．①坐，坐着(做某事)：sit on abench坐在长凳上．sit at a table坐在桌旁(比较：sit at table进餐)．sit on a horse骑在马上．sit down to breakfast(to one’s task)坐下来吃早饭(做工作)．sit at a meal(at needlework)坐着吃饭(做针线活)．sit for an examination(for a photograph)参加考试(坐着让人照相)．sit for one’s portrait(or for a painter，to an artist)坐着让画师画像．sit silent(idle，motionless)静坐(闲坐，坐着不动)，sit reading(writing，telling stories)坐着看书(写字、讲故事)．sit cross-legged盘腿坐着．He is sitting busy in his office．他坐在办公室里忙着哩．sit at sb．’s feet象小学生似地听从某人，追随某人．sit back【喻】(在紧张活动等之后)停下来休息，不采取行动．sit down 1)坐下．2)【军】扎下营寨围攻：sit down before a place扎下营寨围攻某地．sit down under默默忍受(侮辱等)．sit on(or upon) 1)(法庭等)调查．2)【口语】压、抑，(给)碰钉子：That impudent fellow needs sitting on(or to be sat upon)．那个鲁莽家伙需要碰碰钉子．3)【美】延缓采取行动或决定：They sat on their plans until they felt out the situation．他们暂缓实行计划直到摸清情况再干．sit on thorns如坐针毡．sit on the throne(帝、王)即位，登极．sit over 1)在座位上偏移身体让出地盘．2)(赛跑、玩桥牌等)占(某人)左边的有利位置．sit tight 1)紧坐在鞍上，坚守自己的位置．2)坚持己见，抱定目标．3)坐待形势发展．sit under出席听(传教士)讲道，听(教师)讲课．sit up 1)坐起来：The patient was able to sit up immediately after the operation performed under acupuncture anesthesia．病人在针刺麻醉下进行手术以后马上就能坐起来．2)熬夜，不睡：He sat up last night until three o’clock．他昨夜熬到三点才睡．sit up for sb．熬夜等候某人．sit up with sb．熬夜陪伴病人．make sb．sit up 1)使某人吃惊．2)使某人活跃起来．②担任(委员、议员等)：sit in congress担任议员．sit as a member of a committee担任委员会委员．sit on the board of directors担任理事会理事(或董事会董事)．sit for(a borough，etc．)在议会中代表(某市镇等)．sit in on【美】(作为观察员等)列席．③(议会、委员会等)开会，(法庭)开庭：The Revolutionary Committee was still sitting at 2 a．m．革委会的会议一直开到凌晨两点还没有散．④(鸟)栖息，(小动物)蹲伏：A bird was sitting on a branch．一只鸟栖在树枝上．⑤(家禽)孵卵，抱蛋：a sitting hen正在抱蛋的母鸡．That hen wants to sit．那只母鸡要抱蛋了．⑥(衣服等)穿起来…：The coat sits well(ill)on him．他穿这件上衣很合身(不合身)．His principles sit loosely on him．【喻】他不太遵守原则．⑦压，停留：The pie sat heavy on his stomach．他吃了馅饼不消化．Her years sat lightly on her．她不显老．⑧座落(在某处)：The house sits well back froin the road．这房子离开大路有一段距离．
－vt．①骑：sit a horse骑马．②使坐，提供座位：He lifted the child and sat her at a little table．他把孩子抱起来使她坐在小桌旁．The car will sit six people comfortably．这辆汽车可以宽裕地坐六个人．
△sit out 1)待到(节目、讲演等)完毕：sit out a play看完一出戏．2)静坐旁观，不参加：sit out a war(a dance)不介入战争(静坐旁观一场跳舞)．3)坐待(其他客人)离去．4)坐在户外：Let’s go and sit out．shall we?我们到室外去坐坐好吗?