| 短语 | sit on |
| 释义 | sit on informal 〈非正式〉 1. fail to deal with 搁置, 拖延： she sat on the article until a deadline galvanized her into putting words to paper. 她写那篇文章很拖拉, 直到截止日期临近, 才促使她落笔成文。 2. subdue (someone), typically by saying something intended to discomfit or embarrass them （尤指故意说令某人不快或难堪的话来）压制（某人）。 ■ suppress (something) 压制（某物）： I want this story sat on. 我想制止这种传闻。 sit on1. continue to sit 继续坐着 * She sat on until someone agreed to help. 她一直坐到有人同意帮忙为止。2. delay taking action on sth. 搁置；压下 * They have been sitting on my job application for weeks. 他们把我的求职申请压了好几个星期。 * For weeks they did nothing about my case; they just sat on it. 他们好几个星期拒不审理我的案子，他们就是拖。3. serve as a member of 当…的一个成员 * Mr. Brown sat on the jury at the trial. 布朗先生担任陪审员。 * He has been sitting on the English committee ever since he came to university. 一进大学他就成了英语协会的一员。4. quickly subdue sb. who behaves rudely or impertinently 申斥；压制 * Her brother sat on her firmly whenever she was too noisy or silly. 每当她太吵或太蠢时，她哥哥都要训斥她。 * The teacher sat on Jack as soon as he began showing off. 杰克一开始卖弄小聪明，老师就马上加以制止。 |
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