短语 | sit tight |
释义 | sit tight informal remain firmly in one's place 〈非正式〉留在原处等候。 ■ refrain from taking action or changing one's mind 不采取行动; 固执己见: we're advising our clients to sit tight and neither to buy nor sell. 我们建议客户保持观望, 既不买也不卖。 ˌsit ˈtight1to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position待着不动;守在原地We sat tight and waited to be rescued.我们守在原地,等待救援。2to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action静观事态变化;不轻举妄动Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.股东们得到的忠告是,静待危机过去。sit tight1. make no move or change 坐着不动   * Mother told her little son to sit tight until she came back. 母亲告诉孩子坐着不要动,等她回来。   * Sit tight; I'll be ready to go in a few minutes. 等等,我一会儿就走。2. stick to one's opinion 坚持意见   * I was unable to dissuade him. He is still sitting tight with regard to his opinion that he ought to leave his present job. 我无法劝阻他,他仍然固执己见,要辞去他现在的工作。   * Both of them sat tight with their own arguments. 他俩各执己见,互不相让。 |
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