Word · Frequency #912
seating
使就座；安排…坐
seating is the present participle of seat.
核心释义
to show someone to a seat; to assign a seat for someone
- 1.
正式任命
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
- 2.
引导入座；分配座位
show to a seat; assign a seat for
- 3.
能够容纳
be able to seat
容纳；有…座位；使就任；使担任（职位）；正式任命；引导入座；分配座位；能够容纳
用法In use
The usher seated the guests at the front row.
用法提示：这里'seated'是动词过去式，表示'使坐下'。
She was seating the children when the bell rang.
用法提示：这里'seating'是动词的现在分词形式，表示'使坐下'的动作。
The host seats the guests according to their preferences.
用法提示：这里'seats'是动词第三人称单数形式，表示'使就座'。
seat sb/oneself
seat后接宾语或反身代词，表示使某人坐下。
She seated herself at the table.
她在桌旁坐下。
be seated
常用被动形式，表示就座状态或礼貌祈使。
Please be seated.
请就座。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seat the guests
- 引导客人入座
- The waiter seated the guests by the window.服务员把客人安排在窗边坐好。
- seat oneself
- 就座；坐下
- She seated herself on the sofa and picked up a book.她在沙发上坐下，拿起一本书。
- be seated
- 请坐；入座
- Please be seated and make yourself comfortable.请入座，随意坐得舒服些。
- seat [number] people
- 容纳…人
- The new lecture hall can seat 500 people.新报告厅可容纳500人。
- seat a jury
- 选任陪审团
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把seat记成“座位”：动词就是给人安排座位（请坐）、容纳座位，或把某人“放上”职位（就任）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：餐厅/剧院引座、场馆座位容量说明、议会或委员会正式就职 作动词时，用法比较多样：最常用的是“引导入座”和“容纳”，多用于餐厅、剧院或场馆说明；而“正式任命/使就任”则比较正式，多出现在书面或正式场合。实际含义需根据搭配判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语或反身代词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes with seat: heat, beat, meat, neat, and treat all end in the sound /iːt/. Be careful with spelling lookalikes: great is spelled with -eat but pronounced /ɡreɪt/, and threat (/θret/) and sweat (/swet/) also do not rhyme with seat.
高价值词汇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。
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