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seat

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seat1 /siːt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun
1  place to sit 坐的地方 [countableC]DSIT a place where you can sit, especially one in a vehicle or one from which you watch a performance, sports event etc 座，座位
I was in the back seat and Jo was driving.
我在後座，喬開車。
a 10,000-seat stadium
萬人體育場
People were shifting in their seats, looking uncomfortable.
人們在座位上動來動去，看上去不大自在。
→5 see picture at 見圖 theatre
2  official position 正式職位 [countableC]PG a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisions 〔政府、正式組織的〕席位
seat in/on
a seat in the National Assembly
國民議會中的一個席位
Promotion would mean a seat on the board of directors.
升職意味着在董事會中擁有一個席位。
Parliamentary/Senate etc seat
the Senate seat for Colorado
科羅拉多州的參議員席位
win/gain/lose a seat (=at an election) 〔大選中〕赢得/得到/失去一個席位
He predicts that his party will gain at least 12 seats.
他預測他的政黨將至少赢得12個席位。
hold a seat (=have a seat) 擁有席位
The Republicans hold 235 seats and the Democrats have 197.
共和黨有235席，民主黨有197席。
keep/hold onto a seat
Mr Adams is expected to keep his seat.
預計亞當斯先生可以保住他的席位。
Labour held onto the seat with a 7% majority.
工黨以7%的優勢保住了這個席位。
safe seat British EnglishBrE 能穩保的席位
none that a party will not lose
marginal seat British EnglishBrE 〔很可能被另一政黨赢得的〕邊緣席位
none that another party might easily win
3  part of a chair 椅子的一部分 [countableC usually singular]DHF the flat part of a chair etc that you sit on 〔椅子等的〕座部
Don’t put your feet on the seat!
不要把腳放在椅座上！
a wooden toilet seat
木質的抽水馬桶座
a broken bicycle seat
損壞的自行車座
4. baby/child/car seat a special seat that you put in a car for a baby or small child 嬰兒/兒童/汽車座位
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baby/child/car seat• When buying a baby seat check its weight, capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle.• However, a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby.• It fits all Kangol framed child seats.• Two options you can not add, unfortunately, are a built-in child seat and fold down rear seatback.• Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who've bought the Rainbow seat.• Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children.• He thought about hiding it in the car seat, but Firebug was always moving the thing around.• Miguel told him, picking a spot opposite the car seat for the desk.
5. seat of government/power formalTOWN a city where a country’s government is based 政府所在地
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seat of government/power• Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: The Hague.• Originally this symbolic seat of power contained holy relics.• It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.• But now, as White House incumbent presiding over the seat of government, he is the ultimate political insider.• Several years of proximity to the throne had given the Jesuits access to the seat of power.• But a number of individuals, often close to the seat of government, became very rich.• Blacks are now in, or close to, the seats of power.• Ancient Rome was the seat of power, magnificence and corruption, the obvious object of love, envy, hatred.
6. seat of learning formal a university, college etc 學府
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seat of learning• She spoke of Oxford, that ancient seat of learning, to which universities all over the world still looked for example.• It would be sad if our own seats of learning were behind-hand in this confusion.• Leave this seat of learning and you come into the newly renamed Marianské Square.
7  DCCclothes 衣服 [singular] the part of your trousers that you sit on 〔褲子的〕臀部，後裆
seat of
a rip in the seat of his jeans
他牛仔褲臀部上的裂縫
8  take a back seat (to somebody/something) LET/ALLOWto have less influence or importance （相對某人/某事）退居次要位置
Foreign policy will take a back seat to domestic problems for a while.
外交政策暫時要排在國内問題之後了。
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take a back seat (to somebody/something)• He notes, however, that economic considerations are taking a back seat to budget negotiations.• It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.• Turning the original classic topsy-turvy, Stoppard makes Hamlet himself take a back seat and elevates two minor characters to star status.• Long-term planning took a back seat in the deliberations of the senior engineers whose efforts were principally devoted to overcoming short-term problems.• Golf Faldo forced to take a back seat to Walker Cup team.• But when they were introduced, everything upstairs had to take a back seat.• Quality will have to take a back seat to price when we buy the new furniture.• As the race drew closer it was time for Paul to take a back seat.• And very generally, the interests of lenders in New York take a back seat to the interests of the corporate borrowers.
9  on the edge of your seat EXCITEDwaiting excitedly to see what happens next 心情緊張地等待，興奮地等待〔接下來的事〕
a gripping movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat
一部扣人心弦、讓人想要一口氣看完的影片
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on the edge of your seat• He was waiting for her answer, not exactly on the edge of his seat, though.• This dramatic opening had me on the edge of my seat!• Chesarynth perched on the edge of her seat, fearing a poisoned needle in the cushions.• From the moment he took the rostrum, Gergiev had his musicians tensely perched on the edge of their seats.• We're on the edge of our seats.• This keeps you on the edge of your seat.
10. do something by the seat of your pants HELP#to do something by using only your own skill and experience, without any help from anyone or anything else, especially when this is risky or dangerous 僅憑經驗冒險做某事
11  in the driving seat British EnglishBrE, in the driver’s seat American EnglishCONTROL controlling what happens in a situation, organization, or relationship 處於控制地位，處在統領地位
We’re trying to put young people in the driving seat.
我們盡量讓年輕人來當家做主。
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in the driving seat• Back in the driving seat for the first time in 40 years the memories came flooding back.• Once Smith's penalty goal had cut the Cambridge lead to two points Oxford appeared to be in the driving seat.• Kev sat with eyes closed in the driving seat.• Bullock found himself in the driving seat after Davies was forced to play sideways out of a ditch.• It was clear that, in the early stages of embryo development, the cytoplasm is in the driving seat.• So long as the receiver is in the driving seat neither the owners nor the unsecured creditors can do much to remove him.• What in the world would the company be like in a few years' time if such people were in the driving seat?
12. in the hot seat  (also on the hot seat American English) informalDIFFICULTRESPONSIBLE in a difficult position where you have to make important decisions, answer questions etc 處於〔必須作出重大決定、回答問題等的〕困難境地
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in the hot seat• We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.• Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.• Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.• This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.• City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.• Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.• He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
13  house 房子 [countableC]DHH a home of a rich important family in the countryside 〔大戶人家在鄉間的〕别墅，宅邸
family/country seat 私家/鄉間宅邸
→ back-seat driver at back seat(2), → window seat
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a place where you can sit, especially one in a vehicle or one from which you watch a performance, sports event etc 座，座位
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat
free 空着的,不在使用的
Excuse me, is this seat free?
不好意思,這個座位有人嗎？
an empty/vacant seat 空位子
Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.
帕特裏克看到靠後的地方有個空座位。
the front/back/rear seat (=in a car) 〔汽車的〕前排/後排座位
Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.
千萬不要把包放在車的後排座位上。
the driver's seat 駕駛座
nHe climbed into the driver's seat.
the passenger seat 副駕駛座,前排乘客座位
nThe cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.
a window/aisle seat (=one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane) 〔飛機等的〕靠窗/靠通道座位
nI'd prefer a window seat, please.
a front-row seat (=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc) 〔劇院、運動場等的〕前排座位
nWe had front-row seats.
a ringside seat (=one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match) 〔尤指拳擊比賽的〕台邊區前排座位
nWe managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.
a good seat (=one from which you can see well) 好位子
nI managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.
verbs
have a seat 有位子
We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.
我們有非常好的位子,就在舞台的前面。
have/take a seat (=sit down) 坐下
Take a seat, please.
請坐。
book/reserve a seat 預訂座位
You can book seats online.
你可以在網上預訂座位。
show somebody to their seat 引某人到座位
A flight attendant showed them to their seats.
乘務員領他們到座位處。
go back to/return to your seat 回到你的座位
nThe audience clapped as he returned to his seat.
resume your seat formal (=sit down again) 重新坐回座位
nWe resumed our seats for the second half of the play.
save somebody a seat (=tell other people not to sit there) 給某人留座位
nI'll save you a seat next to me.
phrases
bums on seats British EnglishBrE informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience) 觀衆人數；上座率
He is an actor who will put bums on seats.
他是個很叫座的演員。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisions 〔政府、正式組織的〕席位
verbs
have/hold a seat
The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.
win a seat
The following year he won a seat on the local council.
gain a seat (also take a seat from somebody) (=win a seat from another party)
At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate.
Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.
lose a seat
She lost her seat at the last election.
keep/hold onto a seat (also retain a seat formal) (=not lose it in an election)
He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.
Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.
contest a seat (also run for a seat) (=try to win it)
Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats.
He ran for the seat as a Republican.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat
a parliamentary seat
He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.
a Senate seat
a congressional seat
a Labour/Republican etc seat (=one that a particular party usually wins)
Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.
a safe seat British EnglishBrE (=one that a party is unlikely to lose)
Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.
a marginal seat British EnglishBrE (=one that a party might easily lose)
The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas.
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seat• Forza Italia has 110 seats, and Berlusconi has frequently changed his mind about whether Dini should stay in office.• Communists catapulted from 45 to 157 seats in the 450-seat Duma to dominate a fractious chamber divided by eight political parties.• Republicans hold 235 of the 435 seats in the House.• Richard Corish held a seat in Wexford from 1921 until his death in 1945.• a seat on the board of directors• It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.• 'Slow down!' yelled Ben from the back seat.• a chair with a broken seat• He believes they will win in the new town areas where they already have the local council seats sewn up.• When we arrived, every seat was filled, so we stood at the back.• There was blood and broken glass all over the front seats.• He leaned back in his seat and lit a cigarette.• Our seats were right at the front of the airplane.• His left arm was jammed tight against the side of the seat.• comfortable padded theater seats• There were three seats in our region, the Southeast.• Who left the toilet seat up?• There are two seats left in the back row.
seat in/on• When suffrage came two years later she won a seat in the legislature, which she held for three terms.• Before you put your key in the ignition, make sure you are seated in a comfortable position for driving.• Labour scored its biggest successes in London, where it gained a dozen seats on an above-average swing of 3.4 percent.• At the same time, the preferred applicants have the opportunity to compete for every seat in the class...• McQuaid was seated in the armchair by the fire.• Cheryl Russell was seated on the far side of the refectory, watching the simularity.• Hundreds of temple volunteers ensured that you were seated in the exact spot marked out for you.
family/country seat• He invested his business gains in building up an estate, purchasing as a country seat the former Carmelite priory of Aylesford.• At length he returned to the boarded-up shell which had been his family seat for countless generations.• The princess had arrived at Althorp, the Spencer family seat earlier in the day.
seat2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1  [not in progressive]SIZE if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number 〔某處〕坐得下…人，能供給…人座位
The arena seats 60,000.
這個圓形運動場能坐六萬人。
2  seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something) SITto sit down somewhere 使自己就座（在某物的裏邊/上面/旁邊等）
She seated herself at her desk.
她坐在自己的書桌旁。
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seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something)• At two o'clock she seated herself at a window-table in a restaurant overlooking the Nile, near where the houseboat was moored.• He seated himself at one end, and Emily sat beside him.• He watched Ewen steadily, while the constable, who had seated himself at the kitchen table, was taking notes.• The pupils seat themselves in a square representing the doctor's office.• She seated herself in a wicker chair and took her mug without speaking.• She seats herself, opens it, begins to play.• Watson, and seat yourself precisely as you were overnight.• Hardin noted that thoughtfully and seated himself wearily in a corner just as far from the other five as possible.
3  SITto arrange for someone to sit somewhere 安排〔某人〕就座
seat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something
the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom
讓男孩和女孩分坐在教室兩邊的老習慣
→ seated
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seat• The arena seats 30,000.• The Boeing 747 seats 400-425 passengers.• North Carolina Motor Speedway seated 48,000 until it was expanded to about 60,000 seats in 1998.• The auditorium seats 500 people.• There were reports of fans waiting in line as early as 6 a. m. Saturday to inquire about season seats.• After she seated herself at our table, other writers came by and, pulling chairs over, sat down.• She seated herself at the desk, relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room.• Parents are encouraged to ensure that the child is seated safely and comfortably.• The Captain was seated with his back to the door.
From Longman Business Dictionary
seatseat /siːt/ noun [countableC]
1a position as a member of a government or a group that makes official decisions
Since 2005, he has held a seat on the Board of Directors.
2FINANCE a position as a member of a financial market
Foreign brokerage houses will be offered more seats on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
Origin seat1
(1100-1200) Old Norse sæti

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