(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait);"he wanted his portrait painted but couldn"t spare time for the sitting"
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position;"he read the mystery at one sitting"
a meeting of spiritualists;"the seance was held in the medium"s parlor"
a session as of a legislature or court
Adjective:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks;"the seated Madonna" "the audience remained seated"
not moving and therefore easy to attack;"a sitting target"
中英词源
sitting 开会
sit,坐下，-ing,动名词后缀。引申比喻义开会。
sitting (n.)
early 13c., verbal noun from sit (v.). Meaning "a meeting of a body" is from c. 1400. Meaning "interval during which one sits" (for some purpose, especially to have one"s portrait taken) is from 1706. Sitting-room first recorded 1771. Slang sitting duck "easy target" first recorded 1944; literal sense is from 1867 (it is considered not sporting to shoot at one).
词态变化
复数 sittings;
权威造句
1. When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.
坐立时，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。
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2. She had been sitting with her knitting at her fourth-floor window.
她那时正坐在5楼的窗前织东西。
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3. When Eleanor returned, I was still sitting glumly on the settee.
埃莉诺回来的时候，我还闷闷不乐地坐在长沙发上。
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4. A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house.
一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。
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5. A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.
