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a place where you can sit, for example a chair 座位，坐处（如椅子等） 
She sat back in her seat. 她坐在座位上，朝后靠着。 He put his shopping on the seat behind him. 他把买的东西放在身后的座位上。 Please take a seat (= sit down). 请坐。 Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down). 各位来宾，请就座。 the front/passenger seat (= in a car) 前排/乘客座位 the back/rear seats 后排座位 a child seat (= for a child in a car) （汽车上的）儿童安全座椅 a window/an aisle seat (= on a plane or train) 靠窗/靠过道的座位 a window/corner seat (= one near a window/in a corner) 挨窗户／角落里的座位 a car/toilet seat 汽车/马桶座圈 We used the branch of an old tree as a seat. 我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。 We all filed back to our seats in silence. 我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。
Synonyms sitsitsee also back seat, booster seat, box seat, bucket seat, car seat, ejector seat, hot seat, love seat, passenger seat, window seat- sit down
- be seated
- take a seat
- perch
- sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair:
May I sit here? 我可以坐在这儿吗？ Sit still, will you! 坐着别动！
- sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
Please sit down. 请坐。 Come in and sit yourselves down. 都进来坐下。
- be seated (formal
) to be sitting: 指坐着： She was seated at the head of the table. 她坐在桌子的上座。
- take a seat
to sit down 指坐下、就座 - perch (rather informal
) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something: 指坐在…上，尤指坐在…边沿： She perched herself on the edge of the bed. 她坐在床沿上。
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on something
- to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in something
Extra ExamplesDo you have a spare seat in your car? 你的车里还有空位吗？ He gave up his seat on the bus to a pregnant woman. 他在公共汽车上把座位让给了一位孕妇。 He leaped out of his seat when he saw the rat. 看到老鼠，他一下子从座位上跳了起来。 I got to the concert early to get a good seat. 为了弄个好座位，我早早就来到音乐会。 I had a terrifying journey on the pillion seat of a Honda 750. 我坐在本田750 摩托车后座上有一次吓人的旅程。 I slid into the leather bucket seat and fastened my seat belt. 我一下子坐进真皮凹背座椅，系上了安全带。 I took my usual seat at the front of the classroom. 我在教室前面常坐的地方坐下来。 Is this seat taken? 这个座位有人吗？ It is very uncomfortable to sit on these seats. 这些座位坐着非常不舒服。 The audience resumed their seats for the second half of the play. 观众重新坐下观看下半场比赛。 The best seats were occupied by the friends and families of the performers. 最好的座位被演员们的朋友和家人占了。 There were no empty seats left in the hall. 整个会堂座无虚席。 We had hardly settled into our seats when the first goal was scored. 我们还没坐稳，第一个球就进了。 We had ringside seats for the boxing match. 拳击比赛我们的座位靠近台边。 We had the best seats in the house for the concert. 我们占据了音乐厅的最佳座位。 Would you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? 您想要靠窗的座位还是靠过道的座位？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- available
- empty
- spare
- …
- find
- get
- grab
- …
- cover
- cushion
- reservation
- …
- in a/the seat
- on a/the seat
- out of a/the seat
- …
- the best seat in the house
- lean back in your seat
- settle back in your seat
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(in nouns and adjectives 构成名词和形容词 with the number of seats mentioned 有…座位的；有…座的 - (British English)
a ten-seater minibus 十座小公共汽车 an all-seater stadium (= in which nobody is allowed to stand) 全座席体育场
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the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit （椅子等的）座部 a steel chair with a plastic seat 塑料座部的钢架椅子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- available
- empty
- spare
- …
- find
- get
- grab
- …
- cover
- cushion
- reservation
- …
- in a/the seat
- on a/the seat
- out of a/the seat
- …
- the best seat in the house
- lean back in your seat
- settle back in your seat
- …
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a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc. 座位 Call the theatre box office to book your seats. 打电话给剧院售票处预订座位。 To reserve a seat, visit our website. 要预订座位，请访问我们的网站。 There are no seats left on that flight. 那次航班没座位了。 Airlines often give great deals to fill empty seats. 航空公司通常会提供优惠来填补空位。 - seat for something
We had excellent seats for the show, on the third row. 我们在第三排有很棒的演出座位。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and traina2, Transport by aira2I reserved seats for a performance of ‘King Lear’ at the New Theatre. 我预订了几张新剧院上演的《李尔王》的票。 an electronic seat-reservation system 电子订座系统 Seat reservations are free. 预订座位免费。 Not all theatres can fill their seats so easily. 不是所有的剧院都能如此轻松地坐满座位。 Is it possible to book seats for the play? 能不能预订观看这个剧的座位？ I managed to get some seats for the ballet. 我设法搞到了几张芭蕾舞演出票。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- available
- empty
- spare
- …
- find
- get
- grab
- …
- cover
- cushion
- reservation
- …
- in a/the seat
- on a/the seat
- out of a/the seat
- …
- the best seat in the house
- lean back in your seat
- settle back in your seat
- …
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an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc. （议会、理事会、委员会等的）席位 a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress 市政会／议会／国会席位 Republicans currently hold 51 seats in the Senate. 共和党目前占有参议院中 51 个议席。 The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives. 理事会的多数席位将由工商界代表担任。 The party won 32 seats in the recent elections. 该党在最近的选举中赢得了32个席位。 Several ministers are in danger of losing their seats. 几位部长有失去席位的危险。 - (British English)
to take your seat (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament) （尤指在议会）就职 One vote could make all the difference in the highly marginal seat of Crawley. 在克劳利这个高度边缘化的席位上，一票就能产生巨大的影响。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2He has been selected to fight the seat at the next election. 他被推选在下届选举中竞选那个席位。 She is expected to retain her seat at the next election. 她有望在下次选举中保住自己的席位。 He lost his seat in the last election. 他在上届选举中未能当选。 She is running for a seat in the New York State Assembly. 她正竞选纽约州议会的一个席位。 She took her seat in Parliament as Britain's youngest MP. 她上任时是英国议会最年轻的议员。 The Democrats captured 18 of the 30 open seats. 30 个公开竞选席位中民主党获得了 18 个。 The Liberals took seven seats from Labour. 自由党从工党手里夺走了 7 个席位。 The party held the seat with a 10 000 majority. 该党以 10,000 票的多数票保住了席位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- congressional
- House
- Senate
- …
- gain
- pick up
- secure
- …
- seat in
- seat on
- seat of something (formal)
a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government （尤指大学或政府机关）所在地；中心 - (also country seat)(British English)
a large house in the country that belongs to a member of the upper class （上层社会人士的）乡村宅第 For the first two years of her life she lived at Ickworth, the family seat in Sussex. 在她生命的头两年，她住在苏塞克斯郡的家庭所在地艾克沃斯。
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the part of the body on which a person sits 臀部 the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person’s seat （裤子的）后裆，臀部
place to sit可坐的地方
-seater…座位
part of chair椅子的一部分
in plane/train/theatre飞机；火车；剧院
official position职位
town/city城镇；市
country house乡村房舍
part of body身体部位
part of trousers/pants裤子的一部分
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of sit. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
be in the catbird seat
to have an advantage over other people or be in control of a situation 处于有利地位；控制着局势 Canada is in the catbird seat as an energy powerhouse. 加拿大是一个能源大国。
be in the driving seat (British English)
(North American English be in the driver’s seat)
to be the person in control of a situation 担任负责人；处于统领地位
bums on seats
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used to refer to the number of people who attend a show, talk, etc., especially when emphasizing the need or desire to attract a large number 观众（或听众）的数量大（尤用于强调吸引大量观众的需要或愿望） They're not bothered about attracting the right audience—they just want bums on seats. 他们不在乎观众是什么样的人，只求卖座。
(fly) by the seat of your pants
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to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful 临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰
on the edge of your seat
take a back seat
to allow somebody else to play a more active and important role in a particular situation than you do 允许他人领先；甘愿居于人下；退居幕后 Many managers take a back seat and leave recruitment to specialists. 许多经理退居二线，把招聘工作留给专家。