sit down

动词 v.

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英文释义

动词 v.

To assume a sitting position from a standing position. intransitive

— Sit down! We have work to do.
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. reflexive,transitive

— Sit your ass down and shut up.
To meet formally at a conference table. figuratively,intransitive

— Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
To meet with someone for discussions, negotiations or interrogation. figuratively,intransitive

— I sat down with him about the allegations.
To assume a low or sunken position. intransitive

— The ball scooted off the fairway and sat down in the thick rough.
In Aboriginal use, to live or stay at (a place). Australia,intransitive

— He ‘sat down’ for days, regaining his strength, quietly sizing up his little kingdom.
To take up residence in or settle (an area). Australia,intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

sits down present,singular,third-person sitting down participle,present sat down past sate down dated,past,poetic sat down participle,past sitten down archaic,dialectal,participle,past

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