sedentary

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sed·en·ta·ry /ˈsedəntəri $ -teri/ adjective  1  SIT formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much 久坐不动的sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles 由于我们久坐不动的生活方式引起的健康问题2  LIVE SOMEWHERE technical a sedentary group of people tend always to live in the same place 〔人群〕定居的，固定不迁移的 a sedentary people living north of the Danube 多瑙河北面的一个定居民族

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sedentary• Quite simply, like millions of other people, we had become sedentary.• America's young people are too sedentary.• The exercise program was aimed at men in their fifties and sixties who were previously sedentary.• By their mid-40s, more than 40 percent of males and more than 80 percent of females are sedentary.• I tend now to the sedentary, and when I walk in the city I prefer to amble.• People with sedentary jobs generally need to eat less than those in very active occupations.• Is being fat dangerous, or is it the sedentary lifestyle that often goes along with being fat?• health problems caused by a sedentary lifestyle• People with sedentary lifestyles have a greater risk of heart attacks.• In our civilization at present, many of us have sedentary or semi-sedentary occupations.• a sedentary populationsedentary life/job/lifestyle etc• A sedentary lifestyle also spells bad news for hips and thighs: increase your circulation by taking more exercise.• A sedentary lifestyle is now seen as being a very important risk factor for heart disease and other conditions.• Poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle learned in her youth are often responsible.• Is being fat dangerous, or is it the sedentary lifestyle that often goes along with being fat?• Most tissues of the body contain scattered macrophages, which lead an inactive, sedentary life until stimulated by encountering foreign debris.Origin sedentary (1500-1600) French sédentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedere “to sit”

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sedentary
sed‧en‧ta‧ry /ˈsedəntəri $ -teri/ adjective1. formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much
    sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc
    health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles
2. technical a sedentary group of people tend always to live in the same place:
    a sedentary people living north of the Danube

sed·en·taryBrE /ˈsedntri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsednteri/ 🔊 adjective(of work, activities, etc. 工作、活动等) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down 需要久坐的◆a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle 常久坐的工作／职业／生活方式(of people 人) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving 惯于久坐不动的◆He became increasingly sedentary in later life. 到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。🔊🔊(specialist) (of people or animals 人或动物) that stay and live in the same place or area 定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的◆Rhinos are largely sedentary animals. 大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。🔊🔊◆a sedentary population定居人口