Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1029
chair
椅子
A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and usually four legs.
- 1.
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
供一人坐的家具,设有座面、腿或轮子、靠背,有时带扶手。
- 2.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
一个人的座位,带有靠背
- 3.
The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
管弦乐队中特定乐师的演奏座位。
- 4.
the position of professor
教授的职位
- 5.
A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
铁路上支撑双头钢轨并将其固定在枕木上的铸铁部件。
- 6.
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
主持组织会议的官员
- 7.
A distinguished professorship at a university.
大学中的杰出教授职位。
- 8.
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
单人乘坐的车辆:或为轿杠抬的轿子,或为单马拉的双轮轻便马车。
- 9.
The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
掌权者(如法官或主教)的座位或职位。
- 10.
An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
美容院或理发店中分配的位置。
主席；主持人；教授职位；讲席教授；乐队席位；职位；权位；工位；座位
In use
Please pull up a chair and join us at the table.
She was appointed to the chair of modern history last year.
The chair adjourned the meeting after a long discussion.
he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
sit on a chair
表示坐在椅子上时，介词用 on。
Please sit on the chair and wait for the doctor.
请坐在椅子上等医生。
chair of [committee]
chair 指会议或组织的主持人或主席，不区分性别。
Connections
Collocations
- electric chair
- 电椅（刑具）
- The murderer was sentenced to the electric chair.谋杀犯被判处电椅死刑。
- rocking chair
- 摇椅
- She sat in a rocking chair and read a book.她坐在摇椅上看书。
- easy chair
- 安乐椅
- He relaxed in an easy chair after work.他下班后在安乐椅上休息。
- folding chair
- 折叠椅
- They set up folding chairs for the guests.他们为客人准备了折叠椅。
- take the chair
- 主持会议，担任主席
- Professor Li took the chair at the meeting.李教授主持会议。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
椅子的英文chair，可拆成c+hair，c像弯曲的椅子，hair是头发，想象弯曲的椅子上有头发。
Context & Register
椅子为日常家具用语；主席多用于会议或组织；教授席位用于学术界；电椅用于法律执行语境。整体语域中性，具体意义需结合语境判断。
Grammar Note
注意：作名词时通常可数；表示“教授职位”时后接of或in。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the exact spelling chunk 'air' and rhyme with 'chair' (stressed vowel /ɛər/). No misleading lookalikes are included.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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