音标：[si:t]
n. 座, 座位, 位子, 席位, 所在地
vt. 使坐下, 使就座, 为...设座于, 使就职
vi. 安装在底座上
【经】 席位
相关词组:
lose one's seat
take one's seat
keep one's seat
在线英汉词典
seat的短语、例句：
seat
n
1 [C] thing made or used for sitting on, eg a chair, bench or box 坐具或用作坐具之物（如椅子、 凳子或箱子）
take a seat, ie sit down 坐下
a stone seat in the garden 花园里的石凳
The furniture hadn´t arrived so we were using crates as seats. 家具还没运来, 所以我们坐在大木箱上.
The back seat of the car is wide enough for three people. 汽车的後座很宽, 可以坐三个人.
She rose from her seat to protest. 她从座位上站起来提出抗议. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xii.
2 [C] that part of a chair, bench, stool, etc on which one sits (contrasted with the back, legs, etc) （椅子、 凳子等的）座部
a chair with a cane seat 藤座的椅子.
3 [C]
(a) (fml 文) the buttocks 臀部.
(b) part of a garment covering these 裤子的臀部
a hole in the seat of his trousers 他的裤子臀部上的洞.
4 [C] place where one pays to sit in a vehicle or in a theatre, concert-hall, etc （车辆或戏院、 音乐厅等的）坐位, 座
There are no seats left on the flight. 班机上没有剩余的座位了.
book two seats for the concert 订两张音乐会的票
expensive opera seats 很贵的歌剧票. =>Usage at space 用法见space.
5 [C] place as a member of a law-making assembly, council, committee, etc （立法会、 议会、 委员会等的）席位
a seat on the council, in Parliament, etc 议会等的席位
take one´s seat, ie begin one´s duties, eg in the House of Commons 在议会中就职（如在下议院中）
win a/lose one´s seat, ie win/lose a place in a parliament, etc in an election 当选[未再当选]议员
a majority of 21 seats in the Senate 在参议院中占21席位的多数.
6 [C] (esp Brit) parliamentary constituency 议会议员的选区
a seat in Devon 德文郡选区.
7 [C] ( fml 文) place where sth is based, or where an activity is carried on （某事物或活动的）所在地, 中心
In the US, Washington is the seat of government and New York City is the chief seat of commerce. 在美国, 华盛顿是政府所在地, 纽约是主要的商业中心.
seats of learning, ie universities 学府.
8 [C] (also ,country `seat) (dated 旧) large house in the country, usu the centre of a large estate 宅第（通常为大片地产的中心）
the family seat in Norfolk 在诺福克郡的祖传宅第.
9 [sing] way in which sb sits on a horse 骑马的方式或姿势
an experienced rider with a good seat 姿势好的有经验的骑手.
10 (idm 习语) (drive/fly) by the seat of one´s `pants (do sth) by instinct rather than careful thought 凭直觉而不仔细思考（做某事）
None of us had seen an emergency like this and we were all flying by the seat of our pants. 我们谁都没有遇到过这种紧急情况, 只好凭感觉驾驶飞机. have a ringside seat =>ringside (ring1). the hot seat =>hot. in the driver´s seat =>driver. take a back seat =>back2.
seat v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(fml 文) make (sb/oneself) sit 使（某人[自己]）就坐,坐下
Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边.
a statue of a woman seated on a horse 一个女子骑著马的塑像
Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen. 女士们、 先生们, 请就座.
She seated herself on the sofa. 她坐在长沙发上.
2 [Tn] have seats for (a specified number of people) 有（某数量的人）的座位; 可坐（某数量的人）
a hall that seats 500 可坐 500 人的大会堂.
seat