sit
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sit | |
| he / she / it sits | |
| past simple sat | |
| past participle sat | |
| -ing form sitting |
- [intransitive]
to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on/in a chair 坐 She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. 她坐在那兒，凝視着面前的那封信。 - + adv./prep.
May I sit here? 我可以坐在這兒嗎？ Don't just sit there—do something! 别老坐着！做點兒事啊！ Just sit still! 坐着别動！ He went and sat beside her. 他走過去坐在她身邊。 the man who had sat next to me on the plane 飛機上坐在我旁邊的那個人 She was sitting at her desk. 她坐在書桌前。 She always sits in that chair. 她總是坐在那把椅子上。 Four people sat around the table. 四個人圍着桌子坐着。 It’s too cold to sit outside. 太冷了，不能坐在外面。 The children were all sitting quietly and listening. 孩子們都靜靜地坐着聽着。 Make sure you are sitting comfortably, with your back straight and supported. 確保你坐得舒服，背部挺直並有支撐。 She came over to talk to us, leaving him sitting alone. 她走過來和我們說話，留下他一個人坐着。 We asked the waiter for a bigger table so that we could all sit together. 我們向服務員要了一張更大的桌子，這樣我們就可以坐在一起了。 - sit doing something
He just sits there watching the television. 他只是坐在那裏看電視。 We sat talking for hours. 我們坐着談了好幾個小時。 I sat waiting for the soloist to walk onto the stage. 我坐着等獨唱者走上舞台。
Grammar Point sitsit- You can use on, in and at with sit. You sit on a chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. You sit in an armchair. If you are sitting at a table, desk, etc. you are sitting on a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.
Synonyms sitsit- sit down
- be seated
- take a seat
- perch
- sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair:
May I sit here? 我可以坐在這兒嗎？ Sit still, will you! 坐着别動！
- sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
Please sit down. 請坐。 Come in and sit yourselves down. 都進來坐下。
- be seated (formal
) to be sitting: 指坐着： She was seated at the head of the table. 她坐在桌子的上座。
- take a seat
to sit down 指坐下、就座 - perch (rather informal
) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something: 指坐在…上，尤指坐在…邊沿： She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on something
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in something
Extra ExamplesElmer was happily sitting in his high chair. 埃爾默高興地坐在高腳椅上。 He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him. 他筆直地坐着，雙手在胸前交疊。 He was sitting against the wall. 他靠牆坐着。 He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. 他願意靜觀事態發展。 She sat demurely on the edge of her chair. 她矜持地坐在椅子邊上。 She sat under an apple tree. 她坐在一棵蘋果樹下。 She was sitting astride a horse. 她騎在馬上。 The children sat cross-legged on the floor. 孩子們盤腿坐在地板上。 The manager sat behind his desk. 經理坐在他的辦公桌後。 They sat opposite each other. 他們面對面坐着。 The kids sat around a campfire. 孩子們圍坐在篝火旁。 We sat at a table in the corner. 我們在角落裏的一張桌子旁坐下。 We sat in silence for a few moments. 我們默默地坐了一會兒。 We reached the hospital and were told to sit in the waiting room. 我們到達醫院，被告知坐在候診室。 I can't just sit in front of the computer for hours. 我不能坐在電腦前幾個小時。 He was sitting on the couch with a book when I got home. 我到家時，他正拿着一本書坐在沙發上。 She noticed the older man sitting across from her. 她注意到坐在她對面的那個老人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- motionless
- still
- quietly
- …
- let somebody
- gesture for somebody to
- gesture to somebody to
- …
- against
- around
- astride
- …
- a place to sit
- sit down (with somebody)
- sit and…
- …
- [transitive] sit somebody + adv./prep.
to put somebody in a sitting position 使坐；使就座 He lifted the child and sat her on the wall. 他抱起孩子，讓她坐在牆頭上。 She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink. 她讓他坐在火爐前，喝了一杯熱飲。
- [intransitive]
to be in a particular place 處在；坐落在；被放在 - + adv./prep.
A large bus was sitting outside. 外面停着一輛大巴士。 The pot was sitting in a pool of water. 罐子放在水裏。 I have an exercise bike just sitting at home not being used. 我有一輛健身車，只是坐在家裏不用。 The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well). 那件夾克穿在她身上很合身。 - + adj.
The box sat unopened on the shelf. 盒子擱在架子上，沒有打開。
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to have an official position as something or as a member of something （在…中）任職；任（…的）代表；擔任 - sit as something
He was sitting as a temporary judge. 由他擔任臨時法官。 They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons. 他們兩人都曾是下院議員。 - sit in/on something
She sat on a number of committees. 她在幾個委員會裏任職。 - sit for something
For years he sat for Henley (= was the MP for that constituency). 他多年擔任代表亨利選區的議會議員。
- sit as something
- [intransitive]
(of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc. 議會、委員會、法庭等 to meet in order to do official business 開會；開庭 - [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal)
to do an exam (British English) 參加考試；應試 - sit something
Candidates will sit the examinations in June. 考生將在六月參加考試。 Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs. 大多數學生至少參加 5 門普通中等教育證書考試。 - (especially North American English) sit for something
He was about to sit for his entrance exam. 當時他正要參加入學考試。
- sit something
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm 停落；栖；孵（卵） - [intransitive]
to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight 蹲；坐 - (especially North American English) (also babysit British and North American English)[intransitive] sit (for somebody)
to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out 代人臨時照看小孩；當臨時保姆
on chair, etc.在椅子等上面
of things事物
have official position擔任職務
of parliament, etc.議會等
exam考試
of bird鳥
of dog狗
take care of children照看小孩
Word OriginOld English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai.
Idioms
be sitting pretty
- (informal)
to be in a good situation, especially when others are not （尤指在他人處境不好時）處境好 With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year. 随着利潤達到創紀錄水平，該公司今年肯定會表現不錯。
rest/sit on your laurels
- (usually disapproving)
to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more 滿足於既得成就；不思進取
sit at somebody’s feet
to admire somebody very much, especially a teacher or somebody from whom you try to learn 崇拜；拜倒在某人腳下
sit/stand bolt upright
to sit or stand with your back straight 背部筆挺地坐／站；坐／站得筆直
sit comfortably, easily, well, etc. (with something)
sit in judgement (on/over/upon somebody)
sit on the fence
sit/stand silently by
to do or say nothing to help somebody or deal with a difficult situation 袖手旁觀；坐視 We can’t sit silently by and let them arrest him! 我們不能袖手旁觀，讓他們逮捕他！
sit tight
to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position 待着不動；守在原地 to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action 靜觀事態變化；不輕舉妄動