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a sitting of {group}
常指法庭或立法机构的一次会议。
The judge called for a sitting of the court.
法官要求开庭一次。
一段连续的时间
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
一段连续的时间
a continuous period of time spent doing something, especially while seated
The judge called for a sitting of the court.
法官要求开庭一次。
为特定目的而坐的一段时间。
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
与灵媒或占卜者进行的降神会或其他会面。
A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
在教堂等场所分配给持座者的专用座位。
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
一年中处理司法事务的时期。
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
I read the whole book in one sitting.
我坐在那里一口气读完了整本书。
The dinner sitting starts at seven o'clock.
晚餐的用餐时段从七点开始。
The model sat for the portrait in three sittings.
模特儿分三次坐着完成了这幅肖像画。
常指法庭或立法机构的一次会议。
The judge called for a sitting of the court.
法官要求开庭一次。
描述身体姿势，与站立或躺卧相对。
He remained in a sitting position throughout the interview.
他全程保持坐姿。
通常指为摄影或绘画而摆好姿势。
She had a sitting for a portrait at the studio.
她在工作室为画像摆姿势。
Not this
Take a sitting, please.
Use this
Take a seat, please.
名词'sitting'表示'就坐的短暂动作'时，通常用'seat'，'take a seat'是固定搭配，表示'请坐'，而'take a sitting'不符合英语习惯。
Not this
The court is in sitting now.
Use this
The court is in session now.
表示'开庭'时，英语常用'in session'或'hold a sitting'，但'be in sitting'不是正确表达。'sitting'作为名词指'会议的一段时间'，通常用于'begin/end a sitting'，而'be in session'是固定短语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
坐着拍照
She had a long sitting for her portrait.
她为肖像画坐了很长时间。
开庭
The court sitting lasted all day.
法庭开庭持续了一整天。
委员会会议
The committee sitting was postponed due to the holiday.
委员会会议因假期推迟了。
坐姿
He stayed in a sitting position throughout the meeting.
他在整个会议中保持坐姿。
起居室
They gathered in the sitting room after dinner.
他们晚饭后聚集在起居室。
易击中的目标
The slow-moving ship was a sitting target for the pirates.
这艘慢速船是海盗的易击目标。
境况优越；处于有利地位
With her new job and promotion, she's sitting pretty.
有了新工作和升职，她境况优越。
容易攻击的目标；易受骗的人
Without any security, the house was a sitting duck for burglars.
没有任何安保措施，这房子成了窃贼容易下手的目标。
犹豫不决；骑墙观望
He's sitting on the fence about which job to take.
他在选择哪份工作上犹豫不决。
Use sitting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个人‘坐’在椅子上拍照，记住‘sitting’是‘坐’的名词形式。
多用于正式场合，如法庭开庭或议会会议。
Words ending in -ing that rhyme with 'sitting' include 'fitting', 'knitting', 'pitting'. Words like 'thing', 'ring', 'sing' share the same spelling ending but sound different because they lack the /t/ before the /ɪŋ/.
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