时间: 2025-04-25 08:57:52
美: [sit]
英: [siːt]
n. 座位;所在地;职位
vt. 使…坐下;可容纳…的;使就职
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 08:57:52
词源分析: "Seat" 源自古英语 "sǣte",意为 "坐的地方",与 "sittan"(坐)有共同的词根。词根 "seat" 或 "sēat" 表示“坐”的动作或位置。
历史背景:该词早在中世纪的英语中便有使用,最早的文献记载可以追溯到 12 世纪。
课本:在*的教材中,"seat" 通常出现在小学及初中英语课本中,特别是介绍日常生活用语时。在牛津和美国的教材中,"seat" 可能会在小学阶段的英语学中出现,尤其是在讲述学校、家庭和交通等主题时。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
Please take your seat.
请就座。
He found a seat on the bus.
他在公交车上找到了一个座位。
She was seated at the front of the classroom.
她坐在教室的前面。
The seat of government is located in the capital.
政府的所在地位于首都。
I reserved a seat for you at the concert.
我为你在音乐会上预订了一个座位。
同义词:
微小差异: "Chair" 侧重于单个座位的设计,而 "bench" 更侧重于多人共同使用的空间。
反义词:
区别: "Stand" 是指没有坐下的状态,而 "seat" 则是有坐下的动作或位置。
音标记忆法:学*发音时,记住 "seat" 的发音为 /siːt/,可以联想到 "see"(看)和 "eat"(吃)这两个词的发音相似,从而帮助记忆。
词根记忆法:通过了解词根 "seat" 的含义,联系到与坐有关的其他词汇,如 "seated"(坐下的)、"seating"(座位安排),增强记忆。
这些词汇经常与 "seat" 搭配使用,帮助理解其多种用法。
[N-COUNT] A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example, a chair. 座位
例:Stephen returned to his seat.斯蒂芬回到了他的座位上。
[N-COUNT] The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on. (椅子的) 坐部
例:The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.这条无靠背凳子有一个破了的、红色的塑料坐部。
[[书面]] If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. 使 (自己) 坐下
例:He waved toward a chair, and seated himself at the desk.他朝一把椅子一挥手,在桌旁坐了下来。
[V-T] A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number. (建筑物、车等) 提供 (一定数量的) 坐席
例:The theatre seats 570.这家剧院可容纳570名观众。
[[usu 'the' N 'of' n]] Theseatof a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom. (衣物的) 臀部
例:Then he got up, brushed off the seat of his jeans, and headed slowly down the slope.接着他站了起来,拍了拍他牛仔裤的臀部,然后沿山坡缓缓而下。
[N-COUNT] When someone is elected to a legislature you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat. (立法机构的) 席位
例:Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.独立派候选人赢得了地方议会的多数席位。
[N-COUNT] If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it. (董事会、委员会) 席位
例:He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.他在该公司董事会谋得一席之地的企图未能成功。
[N-COUNT] The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base. (组织、富裕家庭、活动的) 基地
例:Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.今天清晨在拉各斯政府基地周围爆发了枪战。
[PHRASE] If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions. 退居次位
例:You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future.你需要退居次位思考过去和将来。
[[正式]] If you take a seat, you sit down. 坐下
例:"Take a seat," he said in a bored tone.“坐下,”他以一种厌倦的口气说道。