英语词汇“sit down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

sit down

释义

Phr V

sit down

sits, sitting, sat

sit down

to move your body so that the lower part of it is resting on a seat or on the ground

Would you like to sit down?I sat down on the sofa next to Barbara.It was after 9 o'clock when we finally sat down to dinner. (= to eat dinner)

sit-down

noun a short rest in which you sit down

I'd like to go somewhere where I can have a sit-down.

sit-down

noun a situation in which a group of people refuse to leave a place until someone agrees to give them what they want

Over 100 students staged a sit-down over a ban on smoking in the college.

used as adj

Workers are threatening to hold a sit-down strike to protest about proposed job losses.

sit-down

adjective (always before noun) a sit-down meal is a formal meal served to people who are sitting at a table

After the wedding ceremony there was the usual sit-down meal.

to spend a lot of time discussing a subject in order to solve a problem or make a decisionoften + with

You've got to sit down with your boyfriend and get to the bottom of what it is that's upsetting you.

sometimes + together

Management and staff have got to sit down together and reach a compromise.

be sitting down

(always in continuous tenses) to be in a sitting position with the bottom half of your body resting on a seat or on the ground

And these exercises are perfect for the office or the car because you can do them while you're sitting down.

sit sb down

to help someone who has difficulty moving to sit down, or to make someone sit down

I helped her onto the train and sat her down on a seat by the window.I sat him down to tell him the bad news.

sit yourself down

(always reflexive) slightly informal to move your body so that the lower part of it is resting on a seat or on the groundoften an order

Sit yourself down and I'll make a nice pot of tea.He sat himself down near the fire and warmed his hands.

sit down

verb to join a poker game US, 1963

phrasesit down1. sit down to move into a sitting position after you have been standing: The old lady got onto the bus and sat down. "Mind if I sit down?" I asked.■ OPPOSITE: stand upsit-down meal/dinner/restaurant etc n C a sit-down meal, dinner, restaurant is one in which you sit at a table and eat a formal meal: Are they having a buffet at the wedding reception, or a sit-down meal?sit-down protest/strike etc n C a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until someone in authority agrees to listen to their demands: Police fired tear gas at several thousand people who had begun a sit-down demonstration.2. sit yourself down spoken used to tell someone to move into a sitting position after they have been standing: "Sit yourself down there for a minute," said the nurse.3. sit sb down to make someone move into a sitting position, or to ask someone to sit down: Our father used to sit us down and ask, ``So, what are your goals, kids?'' She picked up the child and sat him down on the sofa.4. sit down to try to solve a problem, or to deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention+ with "I am willing to sit down with the Mexican leaders to discuss free trade," Boice said Syria's willingness to sit down with Israel at a peace conferencesit down and do sth I'm going to sit down and get my taxes done before the weekend. You've really got to sit down and get this conference organized.

sit down

1. To go from a standing to a sitting position. Everyone, please sit down and be quiet, and we'll begin our presentation shortly. I think you had better sit down for this. I sat down to take a break and have a drink of water.

2. To cause, compel, or force someone to go from a standing to a sitting position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is usually used between "sit" and "down." My boss sat me down to have a talk about my productivity. We're sitting everyone down to let them know about changes that are coming down the line soon.

sit down to (do something)

To begin or prepare to do something while sitting. After putting it off all day, I finally sat down to do my taxes. I think it's important that we all sit down to eat together in the evening.

sit down

to be seated; to sit on something, such as a chair. Please sit down and make yourself comfortable. Can I sit down here?

sit down

1. Take a seat, as in Won't you sit down? I won't be long. [c. 1200]

2. sit down to. Prepare to eat a meal, as in At six we all sat down to dinner. [Late 1500s]

sit down

1. To assume a sitting position; take a seat: She sat down to eat. Let's sit down in front of the television.

2. To cause someone to assume a sitting position, especially in a mandatory way: The principal sat me down and began lecturing. You need to sit down all your grandchildren some day and tell them your wonderful story.

3. sit down with To meet with someone in order to deliberate together or compare views: The foreign ambassador sat down with the president.

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