Word · Frequency #5951
sittings
一段连续的时间
sittings is the plural of sitting.
a continuous period of time spent doing something, especially while seated
- 1.
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
为特定目的而坐的一段时间。
- 2.
A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
与灵媒或占卜者进行的降神会或其他会面。
- 3.
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
在教堂等场所分配给持座者的专用座位。
- 4.
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
一年中处理司法事务的时期。
- 5.
A legislative session (in the sense of meeting, and not period).
立法机构的会议(指开会,而非会期)。
- 6.
The incubation of eggs by a bird.
鸟类孵蛋的过程。
- 7.
A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
孵蛋鸟产下的一窝蛋。
- 8.
An uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
不间断地做某事的一段时间；持续做某事的期间。
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
In use
I read the whole book in one sitting.
The dinner sitting starts at seven o'clock.
The model sat for the portrait in three sittings.
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.
他全程保持坐姿。
a sitting for {purpose}
通常指为摄影或绘画而摆好姿势。
She had a sitting for a portrait at the studio.
Connections
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
- They gathered in the sitting room after dinner.他们晚饭后聚集在起居室。
- sitting target
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人‘坐’在椅子上拍照，记住‘sitting’是‘坐’的名词形式。
Context & Register
多用于正式场合，如法庭开庭或议会会议。
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/.
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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