① sit是不及物動詞,意為“坐”,過去式和過去分詞都是sat。
Please sit down. 請坐下。
He sat in the sofa/in the chair/on the stool. 他坐在沙發(fā)上/椅子上/凳子上。
② seat可用作名詞,意為“座位”,have/take a seat表示“請坐,坐”;take one's seat指在娛樂場所(如電影院等)對號入座,one's不可省。seat作動詞用時,為及物動詞,意為“使坐下,使就座”,后跟名詞或反身代詞作賓語,可用于被動語態(tài)。seat還可表示“容納……人”。
Please take a seat. 請就座。
They have taken their seats. 他們已就座。
He had his seat near the window. 他靠窗戶就座。
She seated the boy on the floor. 她讓那個男孩坐在地板上。(使……坐下)
The hall can seat 500 people. 這個大廳可容納500人。
③ be seated表示狀態(tài),意為“坐著”。
Please be seated.
請坐。
Please seat yourself.
Please sit down.
(為較隨便的說法)
She seated herself on the grass.
她在草地上坐下。
She was seated on the grass.
She sat on the grass.
She seated on the grass.
(seat不能作不及物動詞)
提示
sit down表示的動作是非延續(xù)性的,不可同表示一段時間的狀語連用。比較:
She sat down there for an hour.
She sat there for an hour.
她在那里坐了一個小時。
比較
“在座位上坐下”可以說sit down on the seat,也可以說sit down in the seat。