chair
n
1 [C] moveable seat with a back and sometimes with arms, for one person to sit on 椅子
a table and chairs 桌子和椅子
Have/Take a chair, ie Sit down. 入座[就座](坐下). =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xvi.
2 the chair [sing]
(position of the) person in charge of a meeting 主持會議的主席(的席位或職位)
She takes the chair in all our meetings. 她擔任我們一切會議的主席.
Who is in the chair today? 今天誰當主席?
All remarks should be addressed to the chair. 所有意見均應向主席提出.
3 [C] position of a university professor; professorship 大學教授的職位
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford. 他任牛津大學哲學教授.
4 the chair [sing]
(US infml 口) = the electric chair (electric). chair, v
1 [Tn] act as chairman of (sth) 擔任(某事務)的主席
chair a meeting 主持會議.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(Brit) carry (sb who has won sth) in a sitting position on the shoulders of a group 扛著(得勝者)(坐在人們的肩上)
The winning team chaired their captain off the field. 獲勝的隊扛著隊長走出場地. chair, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
The affix -man is used in a lot of words (eg chairman) to indicate positions and occupations which today are filled by both women and men. *-man這一詞綴用於很多詞中(如chairman主席), 所指的職位和職務今日男女均可充任. To avoid sexual bias and unnecessary repetition (chairman or chairwoman) -person can be used 為免除性別偏頗和不必要的重復(chairman or chairwoman), 可用-person這一詞綴
chairperson, spokesperson, business person, etc 主席、 發言人、 商人等. Chair is increasingly used to mean chairman or chairwoman *chair一詞逐漸多用作主席, 男女均可
She was the chair of the planning committee. 她曾任計劃委員會主席.
?? 考研助記
你的差(chai)事是找人(r)為 主席搬 椅子
?? 擴展釋義
*[t???]n. 椅子, 顯要的席位, 主席vt. 使入座, 使就任要職【醫】 椅相關詞組: take the chair send sb to the chair in the chair leave the chair