sit down

坐下

You sit down, too.(你也坐下来吧。)

'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed.(“坐下！”她乖乖地顺从了。)

Did you sit down?(你有没有坐下呢？)

Everybody sit down, please!(大家都请坐下！)

They will sit down to a traditional turkey dinner early this afternoon.(他们今天下午早些时候将坐下来吃一顿传统的火鸡宴。)

My leg is giving me much less pain but still aches when I sit down.(我的腿疼痛减轻了许多，但是当我坐下时还是会疼。)

Move up, John, and let the lady sit down.(约翰，挪一挪，让这位女士坐下。)

Please don't sit down!(请不要坐下！)

I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.(我坐下来，穿好针，剪下了一粒旧钮扣。)

Sit down on a bench.(在长凳上坐下来。)

verb

1. be seated

Synonym: sit

2. show to a seat
assign a seat for

e.g. The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

Synonym: seatsit

3. take a seat

Synonym: sit

1. -> see sit 2;3

2. 尽心尽力(去做某事)
If you sit down and do something, you spend time and effort doing it in order to try to achieve something.

e.g. Have you both sat down and worked out a budget together?...
你们有没有同心协力制订出一份预算呢？
e.g. 150 countries sat down to discuss the impact of human activities on the atmosphere.
150 个国家共同认真讨论了人类活动对大气的影响。

3. see also: sit-down