/si:t ||; sit/noun[C] 1 something that you sit on 座位: Please take a seat (= sit down). 请坐下。the back/driving/passenger seat of a car 汽车的后排╱司机╱乘客座位 ☞pictures at car and motorbike 见car及motorbike插图
2 the part of a chair, etc that you sit on 椅子等的座部
3 a place in a theatre, on a plane, etc where you pay to sit (剧院、飞机等的)座位: There are no seats left on that flight. 那趟班机满座了。
4 a place on a council or in a parliament that you win in an election (议会或国会的)席位: to win/lose a seat 赢得╱失去一席
be in the driving seat to be the person, group, etc that has the most powerful position in a particular situation 处于统治或控制地位
take a back seat→
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