新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

chair

英  [tʃeə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • chairs

    1[C 可数名词] 椅子

    A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs.

    双语例句

    例:

    He rose from his chair and walked to the window.

    他从椅子上站起来走到窗户旁。

    2[C 可数名词] 大学教授

    At a university, a chair is the position or job of professor.

    双语例句

    例:

    He has been appointed to the chair of sociology.

    他受命任职社会学教授。

    3[C 可数名词] 主席

    The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it.

    近义词

    chairperson

    双语例句

    例:

    She is the chair of the Defence Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.

    她是军队女兵国防顾问委员会的主席。

    VERB. 动词
  • chairs , chairing , chaired

    1[T 及物动词] 担任(会议、委员会)主席

    If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers.

    他将担任威尼斯欧盟外交部长会议的主席 。