| 词组 | sit down |
| 释义 | sit down 1. sit down to move into a sitting position after you have been standing: ▪ The old lady got onto the bus and sat down. ▪ "Mind if I sit down?" I asked. ■ OPPOSITE: stand up sit-down meal/dinner/restaurant etc n C a sit-down meal, dinner, restaurant is one in which you sit at a table and eat a formal meal: ▪ Are they having a buffet at the wedding reception, or a sit-down meal? sit-down protest/strike etc n C a protest in which people sit down, especially to block a road or other public place, until someone in authority agrees to listen to their demands: ▪ Police fired tear gas at several thousand people who had begun a sit-down demonstration. 2. sit yourself down spoken used to tell someone to move into a sitting position after they have been standing: ▪ "Sit yourself down there for a minute," said the nurse. 3. sit sb down to make someone move into a sitting position, or to ask someone to sit down: ▪ Our father used to sit us down and ask, ``So, what are your goals, kids?'' ▪ She picked up the child and sat him down on the sofa. 4. sit down to try to solve a problem, or to deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all your attention + with ▪ "I am willing to sit down with the Mexican leaders to discuss free trade," Boice said ▪ Syria's willingness to sit down with Israel at a peace conference sit down and do sth ▪ I'm going to sit down and get my taxes done before the weekend. ▪ You've really got to sit down and get this conference organized. |
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