Word · Frequency #5951
sittings
一段连续的时间
sittings is the plural of sitting.
核心释义
a continuous period of time spent doing something, especially while seated
- 1.
为特定目的而坐的一段时间。
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
一年中处理司法事务的时期。
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
- 5.
立法机构的会议(指开会,而非会期)。
A legislative session (in the sense of meeting, and not period).
- 6.
鸟类孵蛋的过程。
The incubation of eggs by a bird.
- 7.
孵蛋鸟产下的一窝蛋。
A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
- 8.
不间断地做某事的一段时间；持续做某事的期间。
An uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
会议；一次会议；开庭期；开庭；降神会；通灵会；专座；指定座位；孵卵；孵蛋
用法In use
I read the whole book in one sitting.
用法提示：sitting 是名词，指一次连续坐着的时间，常用于 in one sitting 表达“一口气”。
The dinner sitting starts at seven o'clock.
用法提示：sitting 是名词，指餐厅为一批客人安排的用餐时段。
The model sat for the portrait in three sittings.
用法提示：sittings 是名词复数，指分次进行的坐着摆姿势的时段。
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。
in a sitting position
描述身体姿势，与站立或躺卧相对。
He remained in a sitting position throughout the interview.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sitting for a portrait
- 坐着拍照
- She had a long sitting for her portrait.她为肖像画坐了很长时间。
- court sitting
- 开庭
- The court sitting lasted all day.法庭开庭持续了一整天。
- committee sitting
- 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。
- sitting position
- 坐姿
- He stayed in a sitting position throughout the meeting.他在整个会议中保持坐姿。
- sitting room
- 起居室
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个人‘坐’在椅子上拍照，记住‘sitting’是‘坐’的名词形式。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式场合，如法庭开庭或议会会议。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
一起学习词形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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