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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sit /sɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting) 
1 in a chair etc 在椅子等上 a) (also be sitting down) [intransitive]SIT to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks 坐sit on/in/by etc I sat on the shore and looked at the sea. 我坐在岸上看海。 She was sitting in a chair by the fire. 她坐在炉火边的椅子上。 She’s the girl who sits next to me at school. 她是在学校里坐在我旁边的女孩。 In the driving seat sat a man of average height. 驾驶座上坐着一名中等身材的男子。sit at a desk/table etc (=sit facing it) 坐在书桌/桌子等前面 Jean sat at the table writing a letter. 琼坐在桌前写信。sit doing something They sat sipping their drinks. 他们坐着啜饮料。 We used to sit and listen to her for hours. 我们以前总是一坐几个小时听她讲。 b) (also sit down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up 坐下 He came over and sat beside her. 他走过来坐在她旁边。 Sam sat opposite her and accepted a cigarette. 萨姆在她对面坐下，接过一支香烟。 c) (also sit somebody down) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SIT to make someone sit, or help them to sit 使坐下，使就座sit somebody on/in etc something I gently led her to the chair and sat her on it. 我小心地把她带到椅子边扶她坐下。2 objects/buildings etc 物件/建筑等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]BE to be in a particular position or condition 位于，坐落在 〔某位置〕；处于〔某状况〕sit on/in etc a little church sitting on a hillside 坐落在山坡上的一座小教堂 The parliament building sits in a large square. 议会大楼位于一个大广场上。 He’s got a computer sitting on his desk, but he doesn’t use it. 他有一台电脑放在书桌上，但他不用。 My climbing boots were sitting unused in a cupboard. 我的登山靴在橱柜里，一直没有穿。 The house has sat empty for two years. 这幢房子已经空置两年了。3 do nothing 不干事 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]NOT DO something to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful 闲（坐）着 I spent half the morning sitting in a traffic jam. 我遇上塞车，坐在车里等了半个上午。 Well, I can’t sit here chatting all day. 好了，我可不能整天坐在这儿闲扯。 Are you just going to sit there complaining? 你就打算坐在那里发牢骚吗？4 committee/parliament etc 委员会/议会等 [intransitive]MEMBER to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group 成为〔委员会、议会或其他官方组织〕的成员sit in/on They both sat on the management committee. 他们两个都担任管理委员会的委员。 He was the first journalist to sit in parliament. 他是第一位任议会议员的新闻记者。5 meeting 会议MEET [intransitive] to have a meeting in order to carry out official business 〔官方机构〕开会；开庭6 animal/bird 兽类/鸟类 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]7. look after 照看 [intransitive + for]LOOK AFTER somebody to look after a baby or child while its parents are out 代人临时照看孩子 SYN babysit8 sit tight spoken9 be sitting pretty SUCCESSFULto be in a very good or favourable position 处于有利地位10 sit in judgment (on/over somebody) JUDGEto give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this （对某人）进行评论〔尤指妄加评论〕11 not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody) if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it 〔情况、计划等〕（使某人）不舒服12 sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject 持观望态度，骑墙13 sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something 拖延着不采取行动14 exams 考试 [intransitive, transitive] British EnglishEXAM/TEST to take an examination 参加 （考试）15 picture/photo 画像/照片 [intransitive]TCMAVP to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed 坐着让人画像[照相] COLLOCATIONSadverbssit still (=without moving) 坐着不动Young children find it almost impossible to sit still. 小孩子几乎很难坐着不动。sit quietly (=without talking) 静静地坐着Mac sat quietly in the back of the car. 马克静静地坐在汽车后座上。be sitting comfortably 舒服地坐着She was sitting comfortably on the sofa. 她正舒服地坐在沙发上。sit up straight/sit upright (=with your back straight) 坐得笔直nSit up straight at the table, Maddie.sit bolt upright (=suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something) 突然坐直〔如因为听到某事〕nSuddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’sit cross-legged (=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you) 盘腿而坐nShe sat cross-legged on the grass. THESAURUSsit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position 坐；坐下He was sitting in front of the fire. 他正坐在火炉前。She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes. 她坐到床上,蹬掉鞋子。nWho is the man sitting next to Karen?sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing 坐下I sat down on the sofa. 我在沙发上坐下来。Come in and sit down. 进来坐。be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place 坐在〔某把椅子或某个位置上〕John was seated on my left. 约翰坐在我的左边。nThere was a man seated behind the desk.take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down 就座〔尤用于请某人坐下〕Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute. 请坐——她马上就来。Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes. 请各位观众入座,演出五分钟后开始。sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it 倒进〔舒服的椅子〕We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs. 我们打开电视,倒进扶手椅里。lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way 懒洋洋地坐着They lounged around all day by the pool. 他们整天懒洋洋地坐在游泳池旁边。perch to sit on the edge of something 坐在…的边缘He perched on the arm of the sofa. 他坐在沙发的扶手上。My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool. 我妹妹坐在高脚凳上。be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep 靠在…上坐着They found him slumped against the steering wheel. 他们发现他趴在方向盘上。squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet 蹲A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool. 一个小男孩蹲在水池边。 PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb table
1 in a chair etc 在椅子等上 a) (also be sitting down) [intransitive]SIT to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks 坐sit on/in/by etc I sat on the shore and looked at the sea. 我坐在岸上看海。 She was sitting in a chair by the fire. 她坐在炉火边的椅子上。 She’s the girl who sits next to me at school. 她是在学校里坐在我旁边的女孩。 In the driving seat sat a man of average height. 驾驶座上坐着一名中等身材的男子。sit at a desk/table etc (=sit facing it) 坐在书桌/桌子等前面 Jean sat at the table writing a letter. 琼坐在桌前写信。sit doing something They sat sipping their drinks. 他们坐着啜饮料。 We used to sit and listen to her for hours. 我们以前总是一坐几个小时听她讲。 b) (also sit down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up 坐下 He came over and sat beside her. 他走过来坐在她旁边。 Sam sat opposite her and accepted a cigarette. 萨姆在她对面坐下，接过一支香烟。 c) (also sit somebody down) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SIT to make someone sit, or help them to sit 使坐下，使就座sit somebody on/in etc something I gently led her to the chair and sat her on it. 我小心地把她带到椅子边扶她坐下。2 objects/buildings etc 物件/建筑等 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]BE to be in a particular position or condition 位于，坐落在 〔某位置〕；处于〔某状况〕sit on/in etc a little church sitting on a hillside 坐落在山坡上的一座小教堂 The parliament building sits in a large square. 议会大楼位于一个大广场上。 He’s got a computer sitting on his desk, but he doesn’t use it. 他有一台电脑放在书桌上，但他不用。 My climbing boots were sitting unused in a cupboard. 我的登山靴在橱柜里，一直没有穿。 The house has sat empty for two years. 这幢房子已经空置两年了。3 do nothing 不干事 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]NOT DO something to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful 闲（坐）着 I spent half the morning sitting in a traffic jam. 我遇上塞车，坐在车里等了半个上午。 Well, I can’t sit here chatting all day. 好了，我可不能整天坐在这儿闲扯。 Are you just going to sit there complaining? 你就打算坐在那里发牢骚吗？4 committee/parliament etc 委员会/议会等 [intransitive]MEMBER to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group 成为〔委员会、议会或其他官方组织〕的成员sit in/on They both sat on the management committee. 他们两个都担任管理委员会的委员。 He was the first journalist to sit in parliament. 他是第一位任议会议员的新闻记者。5 meeting 会议MEET [intransitive] to have a meeting in order to carry out official business 〔官方机构〕开会；开庭6 animal/bird 兽类/鸟类 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]7. look after 照看 [intransitive + for]LOOK AFTER somebody to look after a baby or child while its parents are out 代人临时照看孩子 SYN babysit8 sit tight spoken9 be sitting pretty SUCCESSFULto be in a very good or favourable position 处于有利地位10 sit in judgment (on/over somebody) JUDGEto give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this （对某人）进行评论〔尤指妄加评论〕11 not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody) if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it 〔情况、计划等〕（使某人）不舒服12 sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject 持观望态度，骑墙13 sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something 拖延着不采取行动14 exams 考试 [intransitive, transitive] British EnglishEXAM/TEST to take an examination 参加 （考试）15 picture/photo 画像/照片 [intransitive]TCMAVP to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed 坐着让人画像[照相] COLLOCATIONSadverbssit still (=without moving) 坐着不动Young children find it almost impossible to sit still. 小孩子几乎很难坐着不动。sit quietly (=without talking) 静静地坐着Mac sat quietly in the back of the car. 马克静静地坐在汽车后座上。be sitting comfortably 舒服地坐着She was sitting comfortably on the sofa. 她正舒服地坐在沙发上。sit up straight/sit upright (=with your back straight) 坐得笔直nSit up straight at the table, Maddie.sit bolt upright (=suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something) 突然坐直〔如因为听到某事〕nSuddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’sit cross-legged (=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you) 盘腿而坐nShe sat cross-legged on the grass. THESAURUSsit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position 坐；坐下He was sitting in front of the fire. 他正坐在火炉前。She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes. 她坐到床上,蹬掉鞋子。nWho is the man sitting next to Karen?sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing 坐下I sat down on the sofa. 我在沙发上坐下来。Come in and sit down. 进来坐。be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place 坐在〔某把椅子或某个位置上〕John was seated on my left. 约翰坐在我的左边。nThere was a man seated behind the desk.take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down 就座〔尤用于请某人坐下〕Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute. 请坐——她马上就来。Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes. 请各位观众入座,演出五分钟后开始。sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it 倒进〔舒服的椅子〕We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs. 我们打开电视,倒进扶手椅里。lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way 懒洋洋地坐着They lounged around all day by the pool. 他们整天懒洋洋地坐在游泳池旁边。perch to sit on the edge of something 坐在…的边缘He perched on the arm of the sofa. 他坐在沙发的扶手上。My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool. 我妹妹坐在高脚凳上。be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep 靠在…上坐着They found him slumped against the steering wheel. 他们发现他趴在方向盘上。squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet 蹲A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool. 一个小男孩蹲在水池边。 PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
sit• Riker and I and Reacher and the gunner sat around the Huey and ate lunch.• We all used to sit around the kitchen table, smoking and chatting.• An grey-haired woman was sitting at the reception desk.• He came over to me, picked up the piece of paper before me, and sat back down on the bed.• It's so hot in here. Shall we go and sit by the window?• Claude and Ruth were talking quietly with Pat, who sat cross-legged on the sofa.• He sat down right beside me.• Taking the book to the chair by the fire, Alexandra sat down with it in her hand.• The power struggle went on for about a minute, then the Archon sat down.• Is it okay if I sit here?• The Court of Appeals sits in San Francisco.• I saw a man with grey hair sitting in the car next to Jean.• I sat my final exams last year.• Do you want to sit next to Brian?• Jeff's dog sat next to his chair as we talked.• Peter would have liked to sit next to Kate but he had lacked the necessary social agility to secure the centre position.• Come and sit next to me -- I haven't seen you for ages.• Come and sit on Mommy's knee.• Billy sat on the edge of the desk, swinging his legs.• The cistern of the close-coupled design sits on top of the pan and is connected directly to it.• Let's go sit outside.• A woman in a huge hat came and sat right in front of us.• I wish you children would sit still for 10 minutes.• He sat thinking how he was stuck with her, how there was no privacy in this house for emergency situations.• After a few days, he was finally allowed to sit up in bed.sit and• As usual, after the first appreciative murmurs, we sat and ate our meal in silence.• I sat and dropped my head into my hands.• Sometimes he'd sit and look at it, and his eyes would sting with the tears of despair.• Juliet and David sat and looked at each other.• And they sat and they plotted what they should do next.• Many things are unclear to me, including myself, and I want to sit and think.• And George just sat and watched.• She sits and worries about the new season.sat empty• Both pads then sat empty for about a year.sit there• Are you just going to sit there all afternoon?• Aunt Anna makes the dough, and everybody sits there and cuts and makes tortellini.• Do we sit there and take it from others?• I sat there and twiddled my thumbs.• Yet I sat there feeling helpless and knowing I was being laughed at.• We'd just sit there in silence.• As they sat there some one came up and, as was not unusual, joined them in their conversation.• The woman just sat there staring as the packages were opened.• They have sat there too long.sit in/on• At a washout she sat in a cold stupor while Oliver lit the lantern and looked the place over.• They were the first couple in parliamentary history to sit on a front bench together in either House.• Henry sat in his chair as the seconds ticked away.• Republicans bewail what they say is a likelihood that Democrats will sit on nominations.• Therefore, I can speak of the experience when four hon. Members sit in quasi-judicial godliness hearing the arguments for and against.• Why pay Vaughn $ 4 million this season to sit on the bench?• In the evening he sat on the porch, thinking.Origin sit Old English sittansit verb →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
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sit S1 W1 /sɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting)
1. IN A CHAIR ETC
a. (also be sitting down) [intransitive] to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks
sit on/in/by etc
I sat on the shore and looked at the sea.
She was sitting in a chair by the fire.
She’s the girl who sits next to me at school.
In the driving seat sat a man of average height.
sit at a desk/table etc (=sit facing it)
Jean sat at the table writing a letter.
sit doing something
They sat sipping their drinks.
We used to sit and listen to her for hours.
b. (also sit down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up:
He came over and sat beside her.
Sam sat opposite her and accepted a cigarette.
c. (also sit somebody down) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone sit, or help them to sit
sit somebody on/in etc something
I gently led her to the chair and sat her on it.
2. OBJECTS/BUILDINGS ETC [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be in a particular position or condition
sit on/in etc
a little church sitting on a hillside
The parliament building sits in a large square.
He’s got a computer sitting on his desk, but he doesn’t use it.
My climbing boots were sitting unused in a cupboard.
The house has sat empty for two years.
3. DO NOTHING [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful:
I spent half the morning sitting in a traffic jam.
Well, I can’t sit here chatting all day.
Are you just going to sit there complaining?
4. COMMITTEE/PARLIAMENT ETC [intransitive] to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group
sit in/on
They both sat on the management committee.
He was the first journalist to sit in parliament.
5. MEETING [intransitive] to have a meeting in order to carry out official business:
The council only sits once a month.
The court will sit until all the evidence has been heard.
6. ANIMAL/BIRD [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
a. to be in, or get into, a resting position, with the tail end of the body resting on a surface:
The cat likes to sit on the wall outside the kitchen.
b. Sit! used to tell a dog to sit with the tail end of its body resting on the ground or floor
c. if a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to make the eggs hatch
7. LOOK AFTER [intransitive + for] to look after a baby or child while its parents are out
SYN babysit
8. sit tight spoken
a. to stay where you are and not move:
Just sit tight – I’ll be there in five minutes.
b. to stay in the same situation, and not change your mind and do anything new:
We’re advising all our investors to sit tight till the market improves.
9. be sitting pretty to be in a very good or favourable position:
We’ve paid off the mortgage, so we’re sitting pretty now.
10. sit in judgment (on/over somebody) to give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this:
How can you sit in judgment on somebody you hardly know?
11. not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody) if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it:
He had never before been accused of stealing, and it did not sit well with him.
12. sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject:
The weakness of the book is that it sits on the fence on important issues.
13. sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something:
Workers are losing their jobs while the government sits on its hands and does nothing.
14. EXAMS [intransitive and transitive] British English to take an examination:
Tracy’s sitting her GCSEs this year.
sit for
They were preparing children to sit for the entry examination.
15. PICTURE/PHOTO [intransitive] to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed
sit for
She sat for (=was painted by) Holman Hunt and Millais.
■ adverbs
▪sit still (=without moving) Young children find it almost impossible to sit still.
▪sit quietly (=without talking) Mac sat quietly in the back of the car.
▪be sitting comfortably She was sitting comfortably on the sofa.
▪sit up straight/sit upright (=with your back straight) Sit up straight at the table, Maddie.
▪sit bolt upright (=suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something) Suddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’
▪sit cross-legged (=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you) She sat cross-legged on the grass.
▪ sit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position: He was sitting in front of the fire. | She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes. | Who is the man sitting next to Karen?
▪sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing: I sat down on the sofa. | Come in and sit down.
▪be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place: John was seated on my left. | There was a man seated behind the desk.
▪take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down: Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute. | Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes.
▪sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it: We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs.
▪lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way: They lounged around all day by the pool.
▪perch to sit on the edge of something: He perched on the arm of the sofa. | My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool.
▪be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep: They found him slumped against the steering wheel.
▪squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet: A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool.
sit around (also sit about British English) phrasal verb
to spend a lot of time sitting and doing nothing very useful:
We sat around for a bit, chatting.
sit back phrasal verb
1. to get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax:
Sit back and relax – I’ll open a bottle of wine.
2. to relax and make no effort to get involved in something or influence what happens:
Don’t just sit back and wait for new business to come to you.
sit by phrasal verb
to allow something wrong or illegal to happen without doing anything about it:
I’m not going to sit by and watch a man go to prison for something I’ve done.
sit down phrasal verb
1. to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position:
It was good to be sitting down eating dinner with my family.
Sit down, Amy – you look tired.
sit yourself down
Sit yourself down and have a drink.
2. sit somebody down to make someone sit down or help them to sit down
sit somebody down in/on
I helped her into the room and sat her down in an armchair.
3. sit down and do something to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention:
The three of us need to sit down and have a talk.
Sit down and work out just what you spend.
sit in phrasal verb
to be present at a meeting but not take an active part in it
sit in on
Would you like to sit in on some of my interviews?
sit in for somebody phrasal verb
to do a job, go to a meeting etc instead of the person who usually does it:
This is Alan James sitting in for Suzy Williams on the mid-morning show.
sit on something phrasal verb informal
to delay dealing with something:
I sent my application about six weeks ago and they’ve just been sitting on it.
sit something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to stay where you are and do nothing until something finishes, especially something boring or unpleasant:
She had two weeks to sit it out while she waited to hear if she had got the job.
She was prepared to sit out the years of Jack’s jail sentence.
2. to not take part in something, especially a game or dance, when you usually take part:
Johnson sat out the game with a shoulder injury.
sit through something phrasal verb
to attend a meeting, performance etc, and stay until the end, even if it is very long and boring:
I wasn’t the least bit interested in all the speeches I had to sit through.
sit up phrasal verb
1. to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position after you have been lying down:
He was sitting up in bed, reading his book.
She sat up and reached for her glass.
2. sit somebody up to help someone to sit after they have been lying down
sit somebody up in/on etc
I’ll sit you up on the pillows and you’ll be nice and comfortable.
3. to sit in a chair with your back straight:
Just sit up straight and stop slouching.
4. to stay up very late:
Sometimes we just sit up and watch videos all night.
5. sit up (and take notice) to suddenly start paying attention to someone, because they have done something surprising or impressive:
If Maria succeeded, then everyone would sit up and take notice.
sit S1 W1 /sɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting) Language: Old English
Origin: sittan
Origin: sittan
1. IN A CHAIR ETC
a. (also be sitting down) [intransitive] to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks
sit on/in/by etc
sit at a desk/table etc (=sit facing it)
sit doing something
b. (also sit down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to get into a sitting position somewhere after you have been standing up:
c. (also sit somebody down) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone sit, or help them to sit
sit somebody on/in etc something
2. OBJECTS/BUILDINGS ETC [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be in a particular position or condition
sit on/in etc
3. DO NOTHING [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to stay in one place for a long time, especially sitting down, doing nothing useful or helpful:
4. COMMITTEE/PARLIAMENT ETC [intransitive] to be a member of a committee, parliament, or other official group
sit in/on
5. MEETING [intransitive] to have a meeting in order to carry out official business:
6. ANIMAL/BIRD [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
a. to be in, or get into, a resting position, with the tail end of the body resting on a surface:
b. Sit! used to tell a dog to sit with the tail end of its body resting on the ground or floor
c. if a bird sits on its eggs, it covers them with its body to make the eggs hatch
7. LOOK AFTER [intransitive + for] to look after a baby or child while its parents are out
SYN babysit
8. sit tight spoken
a. to stay where you are and not move:
b. to stay in the same situation, and not change your mind and do anything new:
9. be sitting pretty to be in a very good or favourable position:
10. sit in judgment (on/over somebody) to give your opinion about whether someone has done something wrong, especially when you have no right to do this:
11. not sit well/easily/comfortably (with somebody) if a situation, plan etc does not sit well with someone, they do not like it:
12. sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support or what your opinion is about a particular subject:
13. sit on your hands to delay taking action when you should do something:
14. EXAMS [intransitive and transitive] British English to take an examination:
sit for
15. PICTURE/PHOTO [intransitive] to sit somewhere so that you can be painted or photographed
sit for
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sit around (also sit about British English) phrasal verb
to spend a lot of time sitting and doing nothing very useful:
sit back phrasal verb
1. to get into a comfortable position, for example in a chair, and relax:
2. to relax and make no effort to get involved in something or influence what happens:
sit by phrasal verb
to allow something wrong or illegal to happen without doing anything about it:
sit down phrasal verb
1. to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position:
sit yourself down
2. sit somebody down to make someone sit down or help them to sit down
sit somebody down in/on
3. sit down and do something to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention:
sit in phrasal verb
to be present at a meeting but not take an active part in it
sit in on
sit in for somebody phrasal verb
to do a job, go to a meeting etc instead of the person who usually does it:
sit on something phrasal verb informal
to delay dealing with something:
sit something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to stay where you are and do nothing until something finishes, especially something boring or unpleasant:
2. to not take part in something, especially a game or dance, when you usually take part:
sit through something phrasal verb
to attend a meeting, performance etc, and stay until the end, even if it is very long and boring:
sit up phrasal verb
1. to be in a sitting position or get into a sitting position after you have been lying down:
2. sit somebody up to help someone to sit after they have been lying down
sit somebody up in/on etc
3. to sit in a chair with your back straight:
4. to stay up very late:
5. sit up (and take notice) to suddenly start paying attention to someone, because they have done something surprising or impressive:
You can use on ,in andat withsit . Yousit on a chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. Yousit in an armchair. If you aresitting at a table, desk, etc. you are sitting in a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.* sit 可与 on、in 和 at 连用：坐在椅子上、台阶上、桌子边上等用 sit on；坐在扶手椅上用 sit in；坐在桌子、书桌等旁吃饭、工作等用 sit at。
sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair 指坐 ：◆ May I sit here? 我可以坐在这儿吗？ ◆ Sit still, will you! 坐着别动！ NOTE Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting.* sit 通常与副词或介词短语连用，表示坐的地方或方式，但有时也与另一短语或从句连用，表明坐着时在做某事 ：◆ We sat talking for hours. 我们坐着谈了好几个小时。 sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position 指坐下、就座 ：◆ Please sit down. 请坐。 ◆ Come in and sit yourselves down. 都进来坐下。 be seated ( to be sitting指坐着 ：◆ She was seated at the head of the table. 她坐在桌子的上座。 NOTE Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down.* be seated 常为请人就座的正式表达方式 ：◆ Please be seated. 请就座。 take a seat to sit down 指坐下、就座 NOTE Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down.* take a seat 尤作请人就座的礼貌用语 ：◆ Please take a seat. 请坐。 perch ( to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sthrather
指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿 ：◆ She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。 NOTE Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.* perch 总是与副词或介词短语连用表示坐的地方。
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to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sthto sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth
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