/sɪt ||; sɪt/verb (
present participle sitting;past tense past participle sat /sæt
||; sæt/)
1 [I] to rest your weight on your bottom, for example in a chair 坐: We sat in the garden all afternoon. 我们整个下午坐在花园里。She was sitting on the sofa, talking to her mother. 她坐在沙发上和母亲交谈。
2 [T] sit sb (down) to put sb into a sitting position; make sb sit down 使坐下: He picked up his daughter and sat her down on a chair. 他抱起女儿，让她在椅子上坐下来。She sat me down and offered me a cup of tea. 她请我坐下，给我一杯茶。
3 [I] to be in a particular place or position 在某处；处于某种状况: The letter sat on the table for several days before anybody opened it. 那封信在桌上放了好几天才有人打开来看。
4 [T] (Brit 英) to take an exam 参加考试: If I fail, will I be able to sit the exam again? 如果我不及格，可不可以重考？
5 [I] (formal 正式) (used about an official group of people) to have a meeting or series of meetings （指官方团体等）开会
sit on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support 骑墙观望；对争执双方不表态
sit about/around(
informal 非正式) to spend time doing nothing active or useful 闲坐:
We just sat around chatting all afternoon. 我们整个下午坐在那儿聊天。 sit back to relax and not take an active part in what other people are doing 休息:
Sit back and take it easy while I make dinner. 我去弄晚饭，你坐下休息。 sit down to lower your body into a sitting position 坐下:
He sat down in an armchair. 他在扶手椅里坐下来。 sit sth out 1 to stay in a place and wait for sth unpleasant or boring to finish 等待不快或乏味的事结束
2 to not take part in a dance, game, etc 坐在一旁不参加（跳舞、游戏等）
sit through sth to stay in your seat until sth boring or long has finished 坐着等待无聊或冗长的事结束
sit up 1 to move into a sitting position when you have been lying down or to make your back straight 坐起来；坐直: Sit up straight and concentrate! 坐端正，集中注意力！
2 to not go to bed although it is very late 熬夜: We sat up all night talking. 我们整晚都在聊天。