a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its business (法院或议会的)开会,会议,开庭(期间) late-night sittings in the House of Commons 下议院深夜会议 He rarely attends sittings of the House of Lords. 他很少出席上议院的会议。
a time when a meal is served in a hotel, etc. to a number of people at the same time (旅馆等分段安排客人用餐的)一轮,一次 Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysc2Dinner will be served in three sittings. 晚餐将分三次供应。 We asked to be put down for the second sitting of dinner. 我们要求第二次坐下来吃饭。
a period of time that a person spends sitting and doing an activity 一次(坐着活动的时间) a period of time when somebody sits or stands to have their picture painted or be photographed (摆姿势让人画像或拍照的)一次(时间) It took three sittings to complete the portrait. 这幅画像花了三次才完成。