sit down

英 [ˈsɪt daʊn]

美 [ˈsɪt daʊn]

就座; 坐下; 使坐下; 使就座; 尽心尽力（去做某事）

Oxford 3000

牛津词典

• 以上各词均含坐下之义。
  These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.
• 指坐：
  to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair
  1. May I sit here?
     我可以坐在这儿吗？
  2. Sit still, will you!
     坐着别动！
• 指坐下、就座：
  to move from a standing position to a sitting position
  1. Please sit down.
     请坐。
  2. Come in and sit yourselves down.
     都进来坐下。
• 指坐着：
  ( formal ) to be sitting
  1. She was seated at the head of the table.
     她坐在桌子的上座。
• 指坐下、就座
  to sit down
• 指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿：
  ( rather informal ) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth
  1. She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
     她坐在床沿上。

柯林斯词典

• → see:sit 2;3
• PHRASAL VERB 尽心尽力(去做某事)
  If yousit downand do something, you spend time and effort doing it in order to try to achieve something.
  1. Have you both sat down and worked out a budget together?...
     你们有没有同心协力制订出一份预算呢？
  2. 150 countries sat down to discuss the impact of human activities on the atmosphere.
     150 个国家共同认真讨论了人类活动对大气的影响。
• See also:sit-down

英英释义

verb

• be seated
  Synonym:sit
• show to a seat
  1. The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
  Synonym:seatsit
• take a seat
  Synonym:sit

双语例句

• Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.
  在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。
• Let's sit down and talk it over in detail.
  咱们坐下细谈吧。
• Let the older people sit down first.
  尽着年纪大的坐。
• Let's sit down and take a rest for a while.
  我们坐下来，少憩片刻吧。
• Let's sit down and have a calm and sensible talk.
  让我们心平气和地坐下来谈一谈。
• Anna, stop that. Sit down this minute.
  安娜，住手。马上坐下。
• Move up, John, and let the lady sit down.
  约翰，挪一挪，让这位女士坐下。
• Please come in and sit down.
  请屋里坐。
• 'Sit down.' — 'I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind.'
  “坐下吧。”——“如果你不介意的话，我想站一会儿。”
• Do sit down
  请坐。