1. vt. & vi.（使）坐　 rest on the lower part of the body, with the weight off the feet
2. vi.（动物或鸟）栖息；伏窝　 (of an animal or bird) be or go into a position with the tail end of the body resting on a surface

　～ six people　坐六个人
　～ alone　独自坐着
　～ still　安静地坐着
　～ tight　稳坐不动，毫不动摇
　～ calmly　静静地坐下
　～ daringly　大胆地坐下
　～ dejectedly　沮丧地坐下
　～ desperately　绝望地坐下
　～ grotesquely　古怪地坐下
　～ habitually　惯常地坐下
　～ ignominiously　不光彩地坐下
　～ inscrutably　高深莫测地坐下
　～ about〔around〕　懒洋洋地闲坐，坐着不吭声
　～ back　向后靠着坐，不动，旁观
　～ down　就座，扎营，降落
　～ oneself down　自行就座
　～ out　坐在一旁
　～ out the next dance　不跳下一场舞
　～ out the whole play　看完整出戏
　～ over　坐过去一点
　～ up　直起身来，熬夜
　～ up all night　彻夜不眠
　～ up late　晚睡
　～ back from the road　坐落在离大路有一段距离的地方
　～ down at a piano　坐下弹钢琴
　～ down in a chair　在椅子上坐下
　～ down to a meal　坐下就餐
　～ out in the garden　到外面的花园坐
　～ at one's feet　拜某人为师，追随某人
　～ beside　坐在某人的身边
　～ by the window　坐在窗旁
　～ for　为…而坐着摆好姿势
　～ for an examination　参加考试
　～ in classes　听课
　～ on　坐（骑）在…上，搁置，当…的一员
　～ on a bench　坐在长凳上
　～ on eggs 　（鸡）孵蛋
　～ on pins and needles　如坐针毡
　～ through　（无兴趣而强忍着）坐着听完
　～ through a performance　看完演出
　～ through the speech　不得不听完演说
　～ to an artist　坐着由画家画像
　～ under sb twice a week　一星期听某人的两次课
　～ upon shoulder　落在肩上
　～ with sb all night　整夜守护某人

　Let's sit together.　让我们一起坐。
　Come and sit here.　来坐这儿。
　Are you sitting comfortably?　你坐得舒服吗?
　That hen wants to sit.　那母鸡要孵蛋。
　There was a bird sitting on the branch.　一只鸟栖息在树枝上。
　I'm going to sit tight till I hear what they are going to do next.　在我未得知他们下一步的行动之前我将不采取行动。
　Parliament will sit in the autumn.　国会将在秋天开会。
　In a fortnight the House will be sitting.　两星期后议院就要开会了。
　The House of Commons was still sitting at 3 a.m.　下议院凌晨三点还在开会。
　The rider sits well.　这个骑手的骑术很好。
　He sat there (as) a guest.　他坐在那边思考。
　She sat motionless, waiting for their decision.　她坐在那里一动不动，等候他们作出决定。
　She sat silent in her own room.　她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
　With profits up 150% the company is sitting pretty.　这家公司业务很好，利润增加了150%。
　We sat cross-legged on the blanket-covered kang.　我们盘腿坐在铺了毯子的炕上。
　The books sat unread on the shelf for years.　这些书在书架上搁了许多年无人读过。
　She sat drinking her beer.　她坐着饮啤酒。
　Don't just sit watching, come and help me!　别只是坐着看，来帮我！
　She sat the baby on the grass.　她让婴儿坐在草地上。
　All of them will sit an exam.　他们所有的人将参加考试。

 ♣ sit about〔around〕　(v.+adv.)
　懒洋洋地闲坐　sit doing nothing in particular
　I wish I could just sit about and dream.　我要是能闲坐着做梦该多好。
　The children sat about on the grass.　孩子们都闲坐在草地上。
　He just sits around and does nothing all day.　他整天闲坐无所事事。
　Most people in this office just sit around with nothing to do.　这办公室里的大多数人都坐在那儿无事可做。
　They seemed to spend most of their time sitting around in bars.　他们似乎花了大部分时间在酒吧里闲坐。
　I got tired of sitting around waiting, so I went home.　我懒得坐着空等，所以我就回家了。
 ♣ sit at　(v.+prep.)
　坐，在…坐　rest in a position with the upper body upright and supported at the bottom of the back
　He sat at his desk working.　他坐在办公桌旁工作。
　The child is not big enough to sit at table yet.　那孩子还小，不能上桌吃饭。
 ♣ sit back　(v.+adv.)
1. 向后靠着坐；宽舒地休息 lean back while sitting
　He sat back in his chair and looked at me.　他靠坐在椅子上看我。
　Sit back and listen to this.　往后靠着坐，听这件事。
　Get on with the work, this is no time to sit back.　好好干活，没有时间坐着休息了。
　After a long walk, it's pleasant to sit back with a drink and look out at the view.　在长途步行之后坐下来休息一下，喝点东西，看看外面的风景，实在愉快。
2. 袖手旁观 keep out of the way; become a spectator
　Do you expect me to sit back and do nothing?　你希望我袖手旁观啥也不管吗?
　They won't sit back and let you do it.　他们不会坐视不动让你干这件事儿。
　He just sat back while others were busy working.　别人忙着干活时，他却闲坐在那儿。
　He's the sort of person who never helps, just sits back and lets others work.　他就是这样一种人，别人工作，他只是袖手旁观，从来不去帮忙。
 ♣ sit beside　(v.+prep.)
　坐在…的旁边　seat beside
　He came over and sat beside me.　他走过来坐在我旁边。
 ♣ sit by¹　(v.+adv.)
　袖手旁观　look on with folded arms; look on unconcerned
　Don't just sit by while the other children are all busy.　别的孩子都忙着，你不要闲着袖手旁观。
 ♣ sit by²　(v.+prep.)
　坐在…的旁边　seat beside
　We sat by the fire and chatted.　我们坐在炉火旁聊天。
　She set the table and the two of them sat by the stove to enjoy a good hot meal together.　她摆好桌子，两人就围着火炉吃起热腾腾的饭来。
 ♣ sit down　(v.+adv.)
　坐下　take a seat or a resting position after standing
　Ask them to sit down.　让他们坐下。
　After standing for so long, it was a pleasure to sit down and rest.　站了那么久以后坐下来休息真是件美事。
　We sat down to a wonderful meal prepared by my uncle.　我们坐下来享用我伯父准备的美餐。
　Both sides in the disagreement are prepared to sit down to long talks if necessary.　如有必要的话，争执的双方都准备坐下来进行长时间的谈判。
　I can't sit down with that insult.　我不能忍受那种侮辱。
 ♣ sit for　(v.+prep.)
　参加（考试等）　take part in (examination, etc.)
　More students than ever before have sat for their law examinations this years.　今年有比以往任何一年更多的学生参加法律考试。
　He sat for his examinations as a co-pilot.　他参加了飞机副驾驶员的考试。
　She sat for a scholarship but failed to win it.　她参加申请奖学金的考试但失败了。
 ♣ sit in 　(v.+adv.)
1. 照看 look after
　He sits in with the patients while the nurse has a rest.　他在护士休息时，照看病人。
2. 代替 replace
　He's sitting in for his friend today.　他今天正代替他的朋友们。
　As the consul-general is away, one of the consuls is sitting in for him.　由于总领事不在，一个领事代理他的工作。
3. 静坐示威 demonstrate by sitting in a place
　Some of the students are sitting in at the Faculty Office.　有些学生在系办公室静坐示威。
　The students sat in at the administrative building to protest against racial discrimination.　学生们在办公大楼静坐示威，抗议种族歧视。
　In protest against the wages cut, the workmen decided on sitting in at the factory.　为了抗议降低工资，工人们决定在工厂里静坐示威。
4. 出席，列席，旁听 attend without taking an active part
　We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.　我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
　They decided to sit in on the discussion.　他们决定听一下这次讨论。
　I'd like you to sit in on this meeting.　我希望你旁听一下这次会议。
　When I was doing teaching practice, people often sit in on my lessons.　我教学实习时经常有人听我的课。
　A group of foreign visitors came to sit in on our English class yesterday.　昨天有一批外宾来听我们的英语课。
　We sat in on classes and had discussions with the students.　我们听了课，并和学生进行了座谈。
　Friends of the band who give their support may sit in on practices.　凡给我们乐队支援的朋友都可来听我们乐队的练习。
 ♣ sit on¹　(v.+adv.)
　继续坐　continue to sit
　The group of demonstrators sat on till morning.　这一批示威者一直坐到早晨。
　She sat on until someone agreed to help.　她一直坐到有人同意帮忙了才了事。
 ♣ sit on²　(v.+prep.)
1. 把某事物搁置起来；压下，压制；迫害 suppress; persecute
　The committee sat on him.　委员会刁难他。
　We cadres are ordinary workers and not overlords sitting on the backs of the people.　我们干部是普通劳动者，不是骑在人民头上的老爷。
　They are sitting on that particular idea.　他们在压制那个特别的意见。
　Jenkins sat on those students' applications for a month.　詹金斯把学生们的申请压了1个月。
　The shop has been sitting on my complaint for more than three months.　这个商店已把我的投诉压了3个多月。
　Are those people still sitting on your letter?
　It's time you had a reply.　是不是那些家伙还压着你的信?现在是该他们答复的时候了。
　That big corporation tried to bribe the press to sit on the story.　那家大公司企图贿赂新闻界把这方面的报道压下来。
　I don't like being sat on by the authorities.　我不喜欢为当局所摆布。
2. 守卫，保护 guard; protect
　I'll sit on the stuff for a few days.　我将看守几天东西。
3. 坐落，位于 lie or rest
　The clock has sat on that shelf for years.　这钟在那座架子上已放置多年。
　The house sits high on a hill overlooking a lake.　房子高高地坐落在俯瞰一片湖水的小山上。
4. 骑墙 be fence-sitter
　Sitting on the fence will not do.　骑墙是不行的。
　They sat on the fence during the dispute.　在辩论时，他们两边都不参与。
5. 占议席；当代表 have a position in an official body
　A number of distinguished professors sat on the committee.　许多有名的教授都是该委员会成员。
　He used to represent the Democrats but he now sits on the council as an Independent.　他过去一直代表民主党但现在却以独立党担任地方议会议员。
　Please don't ask me to sit on any more committees this year, I already have my face share of meetings.　请不要再让我在今年担任更多的委员会委员了，我参加的会议已经够多了。
　This was only one of the many bodies on which he had sat during his life of public service.　这只是他担任公职期间出任委员的许多机构之一。
 ♣ sit out 　(v.+adv.)
1. 在户外坐 sit outside in the open air
　They sat out until the sun went in.　他们一直在户外坐到太阳钻入云层。
　Let's go and sit out, shall we?　我们出去坐好吗?
2. 出席直至完全结束 attend by sitting until completely finished
　They sat out the play.　他们坐着看完演出。
　He sat out all the other guests.　他一直留到其他的客人都离去。
　I decided to sit out the rest of the film, I wasn't especially enjoying it, but my friends were.　我决定把电影看完。虽然我并不特别喜欢这个电影，但是我的朋友们喜欢。
　When I go to a concert I like to sit out the whole thing, and not to go home half way.　当我去听音乐会时，我喜欢把节目听完而不愿半途退场回家。
　We had to sit a long speech out yesterday afternoon.　昨天下午我们不得不把一个冗长的演说听到底。
3. 不参加某种活动 not take part in certain activities
　I'll sit this dance out.　这场舞我不参加。
　May I sit this one out?　我可以不跳这一场吗?
　Let's sit this one out, shall we?I'm afraid I tango very badly.　咱们不跳这个舞好吗?我怕我的探戈舞跳得太糟。
　The general sat out the war in a nice safe office in the home base.　这位将军呆在国内基地一个又安全、又漂亮的办公室中，直到战争结束。
　The injured left forward was compelled to sit out the rest of the play.　受伤的左前锋只好退出比赛坐在一旁直到终场。
　He sat out the 2001 presidential campaign.　他没有参加2001年的总统竞选。
 ♣ sit round　(v.+prep.)
　围着…就座　be seated round sth
　Let's sit round the table.　让我们围桌而坐吧。
　They were all sitting round the fire.　他们正围坐在炉火旁。
 ♣ sit up　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）端坐 (cause to) sit upright
　He told the children to sit up and not slouch.　他告诉孩子们坐直，别无精打采的。
　She sat the baby up and tried feeding him.　她让婴儿直坐着，然后试着喂他。
　The nurse tried now and then to sit me up while I was lying in bed in hospital.　我住院期间，护士时常扶我坐起来。
　The little girl sat all her dolls up.　这小女孩把她所有的“娃娃”都摆成端坐的样子。
2. 晚睡，熬夜 not go to bed until later than the usual time
　We don't allow the children to sit up late.　我们不允许孩子们熬夜。
　The doctor warned his patient not to sit up late at night.　医生告诫他的病人晚上不要熬夜。
　The mother sat up all night with the sick child.　母亲彻夜不眠守候着那生病的孩子。
　She sat up with her husband.　她不睡而看护着她的丈夫。
　Mother, please don't sit up with me, I don't like to think that you're worrying about me.　妈妈，请不要陪我熬夜，我不愿意想到你在为我操心。
　I sat up with her, discussing her problems.　我一直陪她坐到深夜，谈论她的问题。
　She sat up for her husband.　她不睡而等待她的丈夫。
　Mrs. Smith always sits up for her daughter no matter how late it may be.　不管多晚，史密斯夫人总是不睡觉等候女儿回来。
　He sat up far into the night and studied.　他熬夜学习到深夜。
3. 〈口〉引起注意，用心听；警觉，诧异，关注 take notice
　At first the boy had not seemed much interested in what the teacher was saying, but when the teacher called him, he began to sit up.　起初那男孩子似乎对老师说的话不太感兴趣，但是当老师叫他的时候，他才开始用心听讲了。
　I call him a damned hypocrite and that made him sit up.　我称他为十足的伪君子，这使他大吃一惊。
　These new crime statistics should make people sit up.　这些新的犯罪统计数字应使人们大吃一惊。
 ♣ sit with　(v.+prep.)
1. 帮助照料 help sb to look after
　A neighbour's daughter sat with the children.　一个邻居的女儿帮助照料孩子们。
2. 对…合适；被…接受 be fit for sth; be accepted
　The painting sits well with the rest of the room, doesn't it?　这幅画和房间的其余部分很协调，不是吗?
　The decision did not sit well with the rest of the committee, who had voted against it.　这一决定未被委员会的其余委员接受，他们投了反对票。
　How did your story sit with your mother? 　你编造的那一套你妈妈相信吗?

 ♣ sit at, sit in, sit on
　这三个短语均可表示“坐在某处”。其区别在于：
1. 当宾语是table, desk时用介词at；当宾语是chair, bench, sofa, branch, ground时用介词on；当宾语是armchair时用介词in.
2. sit in与sit on的意思不同。试比较下面两句：
　
3. 作“作委员”“作陪审员”“搁置”解时用sit on；作“静坐示威”解时用sit in；作“列席”解时则用sit in on.
 ♣ sit up for, sit up with
　sit up for　表示“不睡等（人）”时，含有“期待”的意味；sit up with表示“不睡陪伴（人）”时，含有“照顾”的意味。例如：
　I shall be late getting back tonight, so please don't sit up for me.　今晚我回来得迟，请不要等我了。
　The nurse sat up with her patient all night.　护士整晚不睡，照顾病人。
 ♣ sit, seat
　参见seat条。
 ♣ sit up, stay up, stop up
　这三个短语均可表示“熬夜”。其用法区别在于：sit up和stay up常跟现在分词短语，表示伴随动作；而stop up常跟动词不定式表示目的。例如：
　They sat up all night discussing these questions.　他们整宿没睡，讨论这些问题。
　We stayed up until midnight talking about our work.　我们谈论工作一直到深夜还没睡。
　I stopped up to watch the match.　我熬夜观看比赛。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的句法结构是不同的：
　
　第一句sat和talking结合紧密，直接连用，有些语法学家认为sat在这时是系动词， talking是主语补足语，也有些语法学家认为sat是不及物动词， talking是伴随状语，修饰前面的sat. 而第二句中He sat in the armchair句意完全， reading the newspaper起状语作用，不可误认为主语补足语。
 ♣ 下面两个短语的意思相同：
　
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：
　

1. 那孩子尚小，还不能坐在桌旁。
　［误］ The child is not old enough to sit on the table yet.
　［正］ The child is not old enough to sit at the table yet.
　［析］ sit at the table表示“坐在桌子旁边”，而sit on the table则表示“坐在桌子上”。
2. 他正在参加一场重要的考试。
　［误］ He is sitting an important examination.
　［正］ He is sitting for an important examination.
　［析］ be sit for sth表示“参加某事”时， for不可省。
3. 经理走进他的办公室，看到一个老人坐在椅子里等他。
　［误］ When the manager entered his office, he saw an old man sitting in a chair waiting for him.
　［正］ When the manager entered his office, he saw an old man waiting for him in a chair.
　［析］ 可删去分词sitting. 因为in a chair已足以表示老人“坐”在椅子里了。
4. 昨天夜里你到几点才睡?
　［误］ How late did you sit last night?
　［正］ How late did you sit up last night?
　［析］ sit up表示“熬夜”，为固定短语， up不能省。
5. 她默默地坐着，等待他们的决定。
　［误］ She sat silently, waiting for their decision.
　［正］ She sat silent, waiting for their decision.
　［析］ “默默地”是描述句子主语的状态，而不是描述动词表现的动作，故应用silent作表语，而不是silently作状语。
6. 请坐。
　［误］ Sit, please.
　［正］ Sit down, please.
　［析］ sit表示“坐”这一动作的状态，表示持续的动作。而sit down则表示“坐下”，表示瞬间的动作。
7. 我没有椅子坐。
　［误］ I have not got a chair to sit.
　［误］ I have not got a chair to sit down.
　［正］ I have not got a chair to sit on.
　［析］ 动词不定式修饰名词作后置定语时，该动词不定式与所修饰的名词是动宾关系。sit是不及物动词，接a chair时必须借助介词on.

　［同义词］ accommodate, assemble, meet, rest, seat, settle
　［词源］　古英语sittan（坐）