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●ˈsit on sth1. to be a member of a group of people such as a committee 是(委员会等)的成员◆How many people sit on the committee? 委员会有多少成员?◆My mother sat on the jury during a famous murder trial. 我母亲曾经是一宗有名的谋杀案审判的陪审团成员。OBJ committee, council2. (informal) to do nothing about a letter, report, etc. that sb has sent you 拖延办理;积压,搁置(信函、报告等)◆They’ve been sitting on my application for a month now. 他们压着我的申请未加处理已有一个月了。[v + prep]
●sit on the ˈfenceto avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth 骑墙观望;保持中立◆You can’t go on sitting on the fence trying not to upset anybody. 你不能继续持观望态度,谁都不想得罪。●(be) sitting on a ˈfortune/ˈgold mine (informal) to own sth very valuable, often when you do not realize it (在不知不觉中)坐拥财富 ∕金矿,拥有珍品◆His paintings are in great demand. If you have one, you could be sitting on a gold mine. 他的画作很抢手。你要是有一幅,那可就发财了。 |