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I . sitting [ˈsıtıŋ] N

1. sitting:

sitting

(坐的)一段时间 yīduàn shíjiān

I read the book in [or at] a single sitting.

我坐着一口气读完了这本书。

2. sitting:

sitting

(议会等的)开会 kāihuì

sitting

开庭 kāitíng

3. sitting:

sitting

(旅馆等一次对一批人的)开饭时间 kāifàn shíjiān

two sittings for lunch

午餐的两次开饭时间

II . sitting [ˈsıtıŋ] ADJ

1. sitting:

sitting

现任的 xiànrènde

2. sitting:

sitting

坐(着做)的 zuò de

fence-sitting N

fence-sitting

骑墙观望 qíqiáng guānwàng

sitting president N

sitting president

现任总统 xiànrèn zǒngtǒng

sitting room N mainly Brit, living room

sitting room

起居室 qǐjūshì

I . sit <sat; sitting> [sıt] VB intr

1. sit:

sit

坐 zuò

sit

坐落 zuòluò

sit

被安放 bèi ānfàng

2. sit:

sit

(画像或拍照时)摆好姿势 bǎihǎo zīshì

sit to an artist [or for one's portrait]

摆好姿势让画家画像

3. sit:

sit

担任公职 dānrèn gōngzhí

sit

占议席 zhàn yìxí

sit on a committee

担任委员会的委员

4. sit (for) mainly Brit:

sit

参加考试 cānjiā kǎoshì

II . sit <sat; sitting> [sıt] VB trans

sit

使坐 shǐ zuò

She sat the baby at a little table.

她让宝宝坐在一个小桌旁。

sit <sat; sitting> [sıt]

sit around [or about]

无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì

向后靠着坐 xiàng hòu kàozhe zuò

不再积极采取行动 bùzài jījí cǎiqǔ xíngdòng

参加静坐示威 cānjiā jìngzuò shìwēi

代(某人)行使职务(或做事) dài…xíngshǐ zhíwù

sit in for sb as the chairman of the meeting

代替某人当会议主席

列席(会议等) lièxí

(舞会中始终)坐在一旁不参加 zuò zai yīpáng bù cānjiā

坐到(演出等)结束 zuòdào jiéshù

baby-sit VB trans, intr

baby-sit → sitter

临时照看(小孩) línshí zhàokàn

▶ baby-sitter N

See also sitter

sitter [ˈsıtə] N, babysitter

代人照看孩子的临时保姆 dàirén zhàokàn háizi de línshí bǎomǔ

house-sit <house-sat; house-sitting> VB intr

(房主外出时)以入住方式代为照看房子 yǐ rùzhù fāngshì dàiwéi zhàokàn fángzi

▶ house-sitter N

sit-in N

静坐示威 jìngzuò shìwēi

sit-up N SPORTS

仰卧起坐 yǎngwòqǐzuò

Usage examples with sitting

He is sitting beside his father.

他正坐在他父亲旁边。

I read the book in [or at] a single sitting.

我坐着一口气读完了这本书。

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The painting shows a young woman who is sitting in the nature, surrounded with flowers and butterflies. en.wikipedia.org

The first floor of the main building included a reception room, sitting room, and dining room. en.wikipedia.org

The main sitting area has a television and a sofa that opens into a double bed and a chair with ottoman that converts into two single beds. en.wikipedia.org

They are sitting on volcanoes - any excuse, any small excuse, and the violence is triggered. en.wikipedia.org

In relative silence, the narrator, still a child, contemplates the vastness of the stars and his people, sitting quietly with larger bodies than mine. en.wikipedia.org

Some men are used to urinate in sitting or crouching position. en.wikipedia.org

At the age of three or four, he was often seen sitting in meditation, with his body buried in the sand up to his neck. en.wikipedia.org

The phrase is usually a humorous way of saying that one was not sitting idly, but engaged constructively in contemplation or letting one's mind wander. en.wikipedia.org

This results in tighter turns with less arm movement - this is important if sitting in a kite buggy. en.wikipedia.org

I turned to question the woman sitting next to me, but all that escaped my throat was a blood-curdling scream. www.nj.com

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