| 词组 | sit |
| 释义 | sit ◊ describing a movement When you sit or sit down, you lower your body until your bottom is resting on something. The past tense and past participle of 'sit' is sat, not 'sitted'. You usually use sit rather than 'sit down' when you mention the place where someone gets into this position. A strange woman came and sat next to her. She lurched into the room and sat heavily on the settee. Sit on this chair, please. If you are not mentioning the place, you use sit down. She sat down and poured herself a cup of tea. She placed the music on the piano and sat down. ◊ saying where someone is If you are sitting somewhere, your bottom is resting on something such as a chair. Note that in standard English you do not say that someone 'is sat' somewhere. They are sitting at their desks. She was sitting on the edge of the bed. ◊ prepositions used with 'sit' You usually say that someone sits on something. Jack and Frances are sitting on the steps. We were sitting on hard little chairs. However, you say that someone sits in an armchair. He was sitting quietly in his armchair, smoking a pipe. When someone is sitting close to a desk or table, for example because they are writing or eating, you say that they are sitting at the desk or table. I was sitting at my desk reading. We don't like them sitting at the tables in their pyjamas. ◊ another meaning of 'sit' If you sit an exam, you take part in it. All of them will eventually sit an exam involving knowledge of Shakespeare's works. See entry at ↑ ◊ 'seat' Do not confuse sit with seat . A seat is an object that you can sit on. The girl in the next seat was watching him. I had a reserved seat from Holland to Denmark. In stories, seat is sometimes used as a reflexive verb. If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. 'Thank you,' she said, seating herself on the sofa. If you are seated somewhere, you are sitting there. General Tomkins was seated behind his desk. |
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