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. 我在后座,乔开车。
a 10,000-seat stadium 万人体育场
People were shifting in their seats, looking uncomfortable. 人们在座位上动来动去,看上去不大自在。
→5 see picture at 见图 theatre 2 official position 正式职位 [countableC]PG a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisions 〔政府、正式组织的〕席位seat in/on a seat in the National Assembly 国民议会中的一个席位
Promotion would mean a seat on the board of directors. 升职意味着在董事会中拥有一个席位。
Parliamentary/Senate etc seat the Senate seat for Colorado 科罗拉多州的参议员席位
win/gain/lose a seat (=at an election) 〔大选中〕赢得/得到/失去一个席位 He predicts that his party will gain at least 12 seats. 他预测他的政党将至少赢得12个席位。
hold a seat (=have a seat) 拥有席位 The Republicans hold 235 seats and the Democrats have 197. 共和党有235席,民主党有197席。
keep/hold onto a seat Mr Adams is expected to keep his seat. 预计亚当斯先生可以保住他的席位。
Labour held onto the seat with a 7% majority. 工党以7%的优势保住了这个席位。
safe seat British EnglishBrE 能稳保的席位n one that a party will not lose
marginal seat British EnglishBrE 〔很可能被另一政党赢得的〕边缘席位n one 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! 不要把脚放在椅座上!
a wooden toilet seat 木质的抽水马桶座
a broken bicycle seat 损坏的自行车座
4. baby/child/car seat a special seat that you put in a car for a baby or small child 婴儿/儿童/汽车座位 5. seat of government/power formalTOWN a city where a country’s government is based 政府所在地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 学府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 〔裤子的〕臀部,后裆seat of a rip in the seat of his jeans 他牛仔裤臀部上的裂缝
8 take a back seat (to somebody/something) LET/ALLOWto have less influence or importance (相对某人/某事)退居次要位置 Foreign policy will take a back seat to domestic problems for a while. 外交政策暂时要排在国内问题之后了。
9 on the edge of your seat EXCITEDwaiting excitedly to see what happens next 心情紧张地等待,兴奋地等待〔接下来的事〕 a gripping movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat 一部扣人心弦、让人想要一口气看完的影片
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 仅凭经验冒险做某事 11 in the driving seat British EnglishBrE, in the driver’s seat American EnglishCONTROL controlling what happens in a situation, organization, or relationship 处于控制地位,处在统领地位 We’re trying to put young people in the driving seat. 我们尽量让年轻人来当家做主。
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 处于〔必须作出重大决定、回答问题等的〕困难境地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 〔大户人家在乡间的〕别墅,宅邸family/country seat 私家/乡间宅邸
→ 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 + seatfree 空着的,不在使用的Excuse me, is this seat free? 不好意思,这个座位有人吗?
an empty/vacant seat 空位子Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back. 帕特里克看到靠后的地方有个空座位。
the front/back/rear seat (=in a car) 〔汽车的〕前排/后排座位Never leave bags on the back seat of a car. 千万不要把包放在车的后排座位上。
the driver's seat 驾驶座nHe climbed into the driver's seat.
the passenger seat 副驾驶座,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) 〔飞机等的〕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) 〔剧院、运动场等的〕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) 〔尤指拳击比赛的〕台边区前排座位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.
verbshave a seat 有位子We had really good seats, just in front of the stage. 我们有非常好的位子,就在舞台的前面。
have/take a seat (=sit down) 坐下 book/reserve a seat 预订座位You can book seats online. 你可以在网上预订座位。
show somebody to their seat 引某人到座位A flight attendant showed them to their seats. 乘务员领他们到座位处。
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) 给某人留座位nI'll save you a seat next to me.
phrasesbums on seats British EnglishBrE informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience) 观众人数;上座率He is an actor who will put bums on seats. 他是个很叫座的演员。
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、正式组织的〕席位verbshave/hold a seatThe Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.
win a seatThe 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 seatShe 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 + seata parliamentary seatHe 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.