seat /si:t/ I. n. ［c］ 1.座，座位：give up one’s seat 让座 All the seats are full.所有的座位都满了。Seats must be booked in advance. 座位必须预定。 take/have a seat 坐下：Take/Have a seat, please.请坐。take one’s seat 就座；坐在自己的位子上： They took their seats at the small round table. 他们在小圆桌旁就座。 2. 所在地，场所：Washington is the seat of the U.S. government. 华盛顿是美国政府所在地。A university is a seat of learning. 大学是学习的场所。 ‖II. vt.使坐下，使就座 (和反身代词连用或用被动语态)： He seated himself in a chair/He was seated in a chair. 他坐在椅子上。He seated us in the front row.他让我们坐在前排。be seated 就座；坐下：Be seated, please. 请坐。