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sitting
[ sit-ing ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that sits.
- a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book.
- the space on or in which one sits, as in a church.
- a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
- the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch.
- a session, as of a court or legislature.
- the time or space allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
adjective
- (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
- of, for, or suited to sitting:
a sitting area in the lobby.
- holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent:
a sitting pontiff.
- in session or at work; active:
a sitting legislature.
sitting
/ 藞蝉瑟迟瑟艐 /
noun
- a continuous period of being seated
I read his novel at one sitting
- such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
dinner will be served in two sittings
- the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
- a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
- the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
- in office
a sitting Member of Parliament
- (of a hen) brooding eggs
- seated
in a sitting position
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- sitting pretty, in an auspicious position:
He's been sitting pretty since he got that new job.
Example Sentences
鈥淚t was just like sitting in your backyard, talking baseball,鈥 Voelkel said of Roberts鈥 interaction with the players.
The panel was meant to be bipartisan with three commissioners from the sitting president鈥檚 party and two from the opposition.
I鈥檓 sitting here two days after that, and it all came to pass.
Forest next host Brentford in the Premier League on Thursday, sitting sixth in the table but knowing victory will return them to third place and maintain their push for a Champions League spot.
鈥淵ou鈥檙e sitting on this trailer, and there鈥檚 a bunch of other people on it too, and you鈥檙e just cruising through looking at the walls.鈥
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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