sit in an armchair
扶手椅是“坐进去”的，所以介词用 in，不用 on。
She sat in a large armchair by the fire.
她坐在炉火旁的一张大扶手椅里。
置身事外的立场；旁观者的位置；有扶手或肘部支撑的椅子；两侧有扶手支撑的椅子；与所涉事物保持距离的状态
A chair with supports on both sides for the arms.
有扶手或肘部支撑的椅子
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
两侧有扶手支撑的椅子
chair with a support on each side for arms
与所涉事物保持距离的状态
A position removed from that which one is
Grandpa fell asleep in his favorite armchair by the window.
爷爷在窗边他最喜欢的扶手椅里睡着了。
用法提示：armchair 作名词，指带扶手的椅子。
Please pull up an armchair and sit closer to the fire.
请拉一把扶手椅，坐得离火近一点。
用法提示：armchair 为可数名词，这里用单数形式。
The living room has two comfortable armchairs on either side of the sofa.
客厅里有两把舒适的扶手椅，分别放在沙发两边。
用法提示：armchairs 是 armchair 的复数形式，仍作名词。
扶手椅是“坐进去”的，所以介词用 in，不用 on。
She sat in a large armchair by the fire.
她坐在炉火旁的一张大扶手椅里。
描述扶手椅所在的位置时，常用 by 或 near 加地点。
There is an old armchair by the window.
窗边有一把旧扶手椅。
sink into 强调疲惫或放松地整个人陷进扶手椅。
He sank into the armchair and closed his eyes.
他瘫坐进扶手椅里，闭上了眼睛。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is reading in armchair by the window.
正确表达She is reading in an armchair by the window.
armchair 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词（a/an/the/my 等）。汉语名词可以不带冠词直接使用，所以中国学习者常把它漏掉；这里泛指一把扶手椅，需要加不定冠词 an。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two armchair in the living room.
正确表达There are two armchairs in the living room.
英语可数名词在数词 two 之后必须用复数形式 armchairs，复数标记是强制的。汉语名词本身不随数词变化，因此容易照搬汉语习惯而漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought a armchair for his study.
正确表达He bought an armchair for his study.
不定冠词的选择取决于后接词的首音：armchair 开头是元音音素 /ɑr/，所以要用 an，不能用 a。判断依据是读音而不是拼写字母。
坐在扶手椅上
She sat in an armchair reading a novel.
她坐在扶手椅里读小说。
一屁股陷进扶手椅里
He sank into an armchair after a long day at work.
工作了一整天后，他一屁股陷进扶手椅里。
舒适的扶手椅
There is a comfortable armchair by the window.
窗边有一把舒适的扶手椅。
皮质扶手椅
Grandpa always reads in his old leather armchair.
爷爷总是在他那把旧皮质扶手椅里看书。
炉火旁的扶手椅
She curled up in an armchair by the fire.
她蜷缩在炉火旁的扶手椅里。
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He likes to recline in his armchair and watch TV.
他喜欢斜靠在扶手椅里看电视。