sits

sit
/sɪt/
(sitting, sat,sits)
1. 不及物动词 If you are sitting somewhere, for example, in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright. 坐
- Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen. 妈妈正坐在厨房的椅子上。
- They had been sitting watching television. 他们一直坐着看电视。
2. 不及物动词 When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something. (在某处) 坐下
- He set the cases against a wall and sat on them. 他把箱子靠在墙上，然后坐在上面。
- Eva pulled over a chair and sat beside her husband. 伊娃拽过一张椅子，在她丈夫身边坐下。
3. 动词词组 Sit down means the same as . 坐下 (同 )(sit)
- I sat down, stunned. 我坐了下来，大吃一惊。
4. 及物动词 If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position. 使坐下; 使就位
- He used to sit me on his lap. 他过去常常让我坐在他的腿上。
5. 动词词组 To sit someone down somewhere means to them there. 使坐下
- She helped him out of the water and sat him down on the rock. 她把他从水里拉出来，让他坐在岩石上。
6. 不及物动词 If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it. 担任…的成员 [no cont]
- He was asked to sit on numerous committees. 他应邀担任许多委员会的委员。
7. 不及物动词 When a legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work. (立法院) 开会; (法院) 开庭 [正式]
- The court sits under tight security in a former museum. 法院在一所旧时的博物馆开庭，保安措施很严密。
8. 习语 If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen. 留在原地不动; 不采取任何行动
- Sit tight. I'll be right back. 别慌张，我马上回来。
9. to sit on the fence →see fence

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