seat

1. N-COUNT A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example, a chair. 座位

Stephen returned to his seat. 斯蒂芬廻到了他的座位上。

2. N-COUNT The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on. (椅子的) 坐部

The stool had a torn, red plastic seat. 這條無(wú)靠背凳子有一個(gè)破了的、紅色的塑料坐部。

3. V-T If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. 使 (自己) 坐下[書(shū)麪]

He waved toward a chair, and seated himself at the desk. 他朝一把椅子一揮手，在桌旁坐了下來(lái)。

4. V-T A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number. (建築物、車(chē)等) 提供 (一定數(shù)量的) 坐蓆

The theatre seats 570. 這家劇院可容納570名觀衆(zhòng)。

5. N-SING Theseatof a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom. (衣物的) 臀部[usu 'the' N 'of' n]

Then he got up, brushed off the seat of his jeans, and headed slowly down the slope. 接著他站了起來(lái)，拍了拍他牛仔褲的臀部，然後沿山坡緩緩而下。

6. N-COUNT When someone is elected to a legislature you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat. (立法機(jī)搆的) 蓆位

Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council. 獨(dú)立派候選人贏得了地方議會(huì)的多數(shù)蓆位。

7. N-COUNT If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it. (董事會(huì)、委員會(huì)) 蓆位

He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company. 他在該公司董事會(huì)謀得一蓆之地的企圖未能成功。

8. N-COUNT The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base. (組織、富裕家庭、活動(dòng)的) 基地

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?chē)l(fā)了槍?xiě)?zhàn)。

9. →see also deep-seated

10. 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

You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future. 你需要退居次位思考過(guò)去和將來(lái)。

11. PHRASE If you take a seat, you sit down. 坐下[正式]

"Take a seat," he said in a bored tone. “坐下，”他以一種厭倦的口氣說(shuō)道。