新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sitting

英  [ˈsɪtɪŋ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1现任的

    A sitting president, Member of Parliament, or congressman is a present one, not a future or past one.

    双语例句

    例:

    the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president.

    在我们的历史上发生的现任总统和前总统之间最严重的冲突。

    NOUN. 名词
  • sittings

    1[C 可数名词] (因场地限制而分批用餐的)一批 , 一轮

    A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.

    双语例句

    例:

    Dinner was in two sittings.

    分两批吃晚餐。

    2[C 可数名词] 开会 , 开庭

    A sitting of a legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work.

    近义词

    session

    双语例句

    例:

    the recent emergency sittings of the UN Security Council.

    那些联合国安理会近期召开的紧急会议。