sit /sit/ vi. & vt. (sat /sæt/, sat; sitting) 坐，就座：We sat under the shade of the tree. 我们坐在树阴下。2. 坐落，占位置：The city sits on a hill. 城市位于山上。3. 使就座：The mother sat the child at a little table.母亲把孩子放到小桌旁坐好。4. 可供…坐：The car will sit six people. 这车可坐六人。5. 用于短语动词 sit aroun/about闲坐：We sat around most of the afternoon drinking coffee and chatting. 下午大部分时间我们都闲坐着喝咖啡聊天。sit back靠背坐：You sit back and relax - you’ve been working all day.你靠背坐坐休息，你已经工作整整一天了。sit by旁观：We can’t sit by and watch the country slide further into civil war.我们不能袖手旁观看着国家陷入内战。 sit down坐下：Sit down, please.请坐。sit in on旁听：Two observers from the United Nations sat in on the meeting.联合国的两个观察员旁听了这次会议。sit in out（由于受伤或疲劳等）不能参加：Monica had to sit out the doubles competition because of a broken wrist.由于手腕骨折，莫尼卡只能观看双打比赛。sit through 白白坐等：We had to sit through two hours of speeches before dinner was finally served. 我们只好坐等两个小时听完发言，终于熬到饭时。sit up (使)坐起；不睡，迟睡，熬夜：The patient is now able to sit up. 病人现在能坐起来了。The doctor sat up all night with the patient. 医生彻夜守着病人。 


sitting /ˈsitiŋ/ I. n. ［c］1.坐，就坐；一次连续做的时间：finish reading a book at one sitting坐着一口气读完这本书 In this dining hall 1500 people can be served at sitting .这个餐厅可同时供1500人就餐。2.开会；开庭；会期；庭期：be holding a sitting在开会；an all-night sitting通宵开会；an opening(final)sitting开（闭）幕会；during a long sitting在冗长的庭（会）期中；‖II. adj.坐着的；就坐的：a sitting hen伏窝的鸡；sitting room 起居室


sitting-room /ˈsitiŋrum/ n. 起居室：The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。I like our sitting-room better.我更喜欢我们家的居室。