- [countable]
a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs 椅子 
a table and chairs 一套桌椅 - on a chair
Sit on your chair! 坐在你的椅子上！ - in a chair
an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair) 在扶手椅里睡着了的老人 She was sitting in her favourite chair. 她坐在她最喜欢的椅子上。 He sighed and leaned back in his chair. 他叹了口气，靠在椅子上。 ‘Sit down,’ she said, pointing to the empty chair next to her. “坐下，”她指着旁边的空椅子说。 a comfortable chair 舒适的椅子 a wooden/leather/plastic chair 木制/皮革/塑料椅子 a folding/reclining/swivel chair 折叠椅/躺椅/转椅 an office/a desk chair 办公椅/办公椅
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1‘Please, be my guest.’ He gestured towards an empty chair. “请坐。”他指向一张空椅子。 A cat was asleep on the chair. 一只猫在椅子上睡着了。 His tall figure was slumped into his chair. 他高大的身躯瘫坐在椅子上。 Rising slowly from his chair he went to a bookcase. 他慢慢从椅子上站起来，走向书架。 A chair stood facing the window. 一把椅子对着窗口。 Come in and take a chair (= sit down). 进来，请坐。 He gave her his chair. 他给她让座。 He got up from his chair to address the meeting. 他从椅子上站起来向与会者讲话。 He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep. 他躺在躺椅上睡着了。 He gestured to an empty chair. 他指向一把空椅子。 He pulled out a chair for her. 他为她拉出一把椅子。 He pushed back his chair and got to his feet. 他推开椅子，站了起来。 He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair. 他把脚架在桌子上，身体后仰在椅子上。 He sank into his chair and opened the letter. 他一屁股坐到椅子上，打开了信。 He sat nervously on the edge of his chair. 他不安地坐在椅子边上。 He was shifting about uneasily in his chair. 他在椅子上不安地动来动去。 Lisa heard a chair scraping the floor. 莉萨听到椅子刮擦地板的声音。 a set of antique dining chairs 一套古董餐桌椅 a dining table and four matching chairs 一张餐桌和四把配套的椅子 They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in. 经理突然进来时，他们赶紧坐直。 The chair creaked every time I moved. 我一动，这椅子就吱呀呀地响。 She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him. 她把椅子后倾，目不转睛地盯着他。 She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone. 她坐在椅子上转过来接电话。 She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette. 她仰靠在椅子上，点了一根烟。 She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke. 她说话时紧抓着椅子的扶手。 She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair. 她放下包，一屁股坐到最近的椅子上。 She returned to the swivel chair (= one on which the seat turns around without moving the base) behind her desk. 她回到桌子后面的转椅上。 She always swivels around in her chair. 她总是坐在椅子上转来转去。 dining/kitchen chairs 餐椅/厨房椅
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comfortable
- comfy
- cushioned
- …
- row
- set
- draw up
- pull up
- pull out
- …
- be placed
- stand
- swivel
- …
- arm
- back
- leg
- …
- into a/the chair
- in a/the chair
- on a/the chair
- …
- the arm of a chair
- the back of a chair
- the edge of a chair
- …
- the chair[countable, usually singular]
the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position （主持会议或委员会的）主席席位；委员长职位；（会议或委员会的）主席；委员长 - in the chair
Who is in the chair today? 今天谁主持？ All remarks should be addressed to the chair. 所有言论都应说给会议主席听。 She takes the chair in all our meetings. 她主持我们所有的会议。 - chair of something
the chair of the committee 委员会主席 He was elected chair of the city council. 他当选为市议会主席。 The chairs of all the subcommittees will meet on Friday. 所有小组委员会的主席将在星期五开会。
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb2Anne took the chair in Carol's absence. 因卡罗尔没有出席，安妮主持了会议。 Paul Ryan was in the chair at today's meeting. 今天的会议由保罗・瑞安主持。 Please address your questions to the chair. 请向主席提出你的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acting
- deputy
- honorary
- …
- occupy
- take
- address (something to)
- …
- in the chair
- in the chair
- [countable]
the position of being in charge of a department in a university （大学的）系主任 Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1He held the Chair of Psychology at Yale. 他在耶鲁大学任心理学教授。 He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years. 他在剑桥大学任植物学教授达30年之久。 A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature. 一位私人赞助者捐资设立了新的日本文学教授职位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- professorial
- hold
- occupy
- appoint somebody to
- …
- the chair(US English, informal)(also electric chair British and North American English)[singular]
(especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by having a powerful electric current passed through their bodies; the method of execution that uses this chair 椅子： （特别是在美国）一把椅子，罪犯通过强电流通过他们的身体而杀死他们；使用此椅子的执行方法
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc.’, chaise ‘chair’), from Latin cathedra ‘seat’, from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral.