seat

英 [siːt] 美[sit]

n. 座位；所在地；职位
vt. 使…坐下；可容纳…的；使就职

近义词 of authority situation throne status station state power position right seat cathedra

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英英释义

1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);: "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;: "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

3. furniture that is designed for sitting on;: "there were not enough seats for all the guests"

4. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit);: "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"

5. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

6. the cloth covering for the buttocks;: "the seat of his pants was worn through"

同义词辨析

seat, sit

这两个动词均含"坐"之意。

seat：及物动词，常与反身代词连用，常用过去分词seated形式。

sit：多用作不及物动词，用作及物动词时，可与seat换用。

词组搭配

take one's seat

sit down, typically in a seat assigned to one

就座（尤指坐在指定的位置）

考试真题

The early cars had two seats.

You can force a child to stay in his or her seat, fill out a worksheet, or practice division.

The video challenge does not put individual students on the hot seat—so it's less intimidating by design.

In Einstein's day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.

As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add to the relaxed atmosphere.

I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.

After spotting a wallet on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the owner to return.

As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building's end.

As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition NYFC (美国青年农会) and a family farmer myself, I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

By the end of the first chapter, requests were coming from the back seat: "Please read a little louder."

Excuse me, but I think this seat — 16C — is mine.

He offered his seat to someone else.

I left my seat quietly, giving him some privacy to finish his conversation.

It has seats in the open air.

It was only when the car pulled up in front of our house that we saw Lily in the passenger seat.

Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar.

Leroy Chiao describes what happens even before you float out of your seat, your inner ear thinks you're falling.

On december 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger.

She could hardly find her seat.

She didn't get a favourable seat.

She said she spotted my wallet on a bus seat.

The show is good, but I could hardly see the stage from my seat.

The vehicle-named the transition – has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.

They float out of their seats unexpectedly.

Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.

When his phone rang again later, he left his seat to answer it.

Overall, the idea is to let "states remain in the driver's seat for managing the species," Ashe said.

实用场景例句

She sat back in her seat.: 她坐在那里，往后靠了靠。

He put his shopping on the seat behind him.: 他把买的东西放在身后的座位上。

Please take a seat (= sit down) .: 请坐。

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down) .: 各位来宾，请就座。

a window/corner seat (= one near a window/in a corner): 挨窗户 / 角落里的座位

a child seat (= for a child in a car): （汽车上的）幼儿座

Would you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat ? (= on a plane): 您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？

We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.: 我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。

We all filed back to our seats in silence.: 我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。

(British English)a ten-seater minibus: 十座小公共汽车

an all-seater stadium (= in which nobody is allowed to stand): 全坐席体育场

a steel chair with a plastic seat: 塑料座部的钢架椅子

to book/reserve a seat (= for a concert, etc.): 预订一个座位

There are no seats left on that flight.: 那次航班没座位了。

Stephen returned to his seat...: 斯蒂芬回到自己的座位上。

Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.: 安记得坐在他们车里的后排座上了。

The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.: 那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。

He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.: 他挥手指了指一把椅子，自己在书桌旁坐了下来。

...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa.: 一幅他最喜欢的模特之一的画像，画中人坐在雅致的沙发上

The Theatre seats 570.: 那个剧院可容纳 570 人。

Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.: 然后他站起来，拍了拍牛仔裤的臀部。

Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.: 无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。

...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat.: 一名失掉席位的马里兰州共和党党员

He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.: 他始终未能如愿以偿地在公司董事会中谋得一席之地。

Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.: 今天凌晨在拉各斯的政府大楼周围发生了枪战。

...Weston Park, family seat of the Earl of Bradford.: 韦斯顿公园，布拉德福德伯爵的祖宅

You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future...: 你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。

This is a country where women usually take a back seat.: 在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。

'Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone...: “请坐，”他不耐烦地说道。

Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.: 他们分坐在桌子两边，雷切尔对他微微笑了一下。

词态变化

复数: seats;第三人称单数: seats;过去式: seated;过去分词: seated;现在分词: seating;

助记提示

1. sed- / sid- => seat.

中文词源

seat 座位，座椅，所在地

来自 sit 的名词形式。引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

seat: seat: [12] Seat is of course a close relative of sit – they come from the same prehistoric Germanic base, *set-. But unlike sit, it is not a longestablished native word. It is a borrowing, from Old Norse sáeti. It originally meant ‘act of sitting’, and was not used for ‘something to sit on’ until the 13th century.
=> sit
seat (n.1): "thing to sit on; act of sitting," c. 1200, from Old Norse sæti "seat, position," from Proto-Germanic *sæt- (cognates: Old High German saze, Middle Dutch gesaete "seat," Old High German gisazi, German Gesäß "buttocks"), from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sit). Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from c. 1600; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1915, originally in airplanes.
seat (n.2): "residence, abode, established place," late 13c., extended use of seat (n.1), influenced by Old French siege "seat, established place," and Latin sedes "seat." Meaning "city in which a government sits" is attested from c. 1400. Sense of "right of taking a place in a parliament or other legislative body" is attested from 1774. Old English had sæt "place where one sits in ambush," which also meant "residents, inhabitants," and is the source of the -set in Dorset and Somerset.
seat (v.): 1570s, "to be in a certain position" (implied in seated), from seat (n.2). Of diseases, in the body, from 1610s (hence deep-seated). Meaning "to cause to sit in a seat" is from 1610s, from seat (n.1). Related: Seated; seating.

双语例句

1. You can pay to be upgraded to a business class seat.: 你可以付费升级到商务舱。

2. This is a country where women usually take a back seat.: 在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。

3. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.: 她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。

4. He rose from his seat and made for the door.: 他从椅子上起身向门口走去。

5. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.: 弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂，坐下来，很快就睡着了。