chair

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n. 椅子, 显要的席位, 主席 vt. 使入座, 使就任要职

发音

UK /t͡ʃɛə/
UK /t͡ʃɛː/
其它 /t͡ʃɛː/
SCOT /t͡ʃeɹ/
/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)/
US /t͡ʃɛɚ/
CA /t͡ʃeːɹ/
CA /t͡ʃɛːɹ/
AU /t͡ʃeː/
NZ /t͡ʃeə/
NZ /t͡ʃiə/
IN /t͡ʃejɾ/
/t͡ʃeːɾ/
IN /t͡ʃeja/
/t͡ʃæː/
/t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/

词形变化

chairs 复数 chairs chaired chairing chairs 三单 chairing 现在分词 chaired 过去式 chaired 过去分词

别名

chaire chayre cheer chur

教材释义与例句

名词

椅子；讲座；（会议的）主席位；大学教授的职位

a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, which has a back, a seat, and four legs

动词

担任（会议的）主席；使…入座；使就任要职

to be the chairperson of a meeting or committee

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

    椅子

    凳子

    櫈

    椅囝

    凳仔

    椅仔

    All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.

    I sat on my chair to have dinner.

  2. 2.

    Clipping of chairperson.

    Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.

  3. 3.

    The post or position of chairperson.

    The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.

  4. 4.

    The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.

    音乐

    My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.

  5. 5.

    A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.

    交通
  6. 6.

    One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.

    化学
  7. 7.

    Ellipsis of electric chair (“device used for performing execution”).

    非正式

    The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.

  8. 8.

    A distinguished professorship at a university.

    教育
  9. 9.

    A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.

  10. 10.

    The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.

  11. 11.

    An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.

    Melinda has the best chair in the salon.

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

    及物 艺术

    Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.

  2. 2.

    To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

    英国 及物

    The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

president chairperson electric chair professorship hot seat

上位词 7

place office situation seat position post berth

下位词 10

chairman wheelchair rocker armchair chairwoman chaise barberchair chaise longue day bed Eames chair

部分词 3

back leg backrest
动词

同义词 3

lead chairman moderate

上位词 5

head lead discuss talk over hash out

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.

来源：wiktionary