oversit

发音

AU /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈsɪt/

词形变化

oversat oversits 三单 oversits oversitting 现在分词 oversat 过去式 oversat 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To preside over, govern, rule; to control.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To conquer, gain control or ownership of.

  3. 3.

    To neglect, omit; to desist, refrain from, forbear.

    古体
  4. 4.

    To spend too much time sitting.

    不及物

词源

From Middle English oversitten (“to gain possession of”), from Old English ofersittan (“to occupy, possess; forbear”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsittjan (“to sit over, occupy, preside over”), corresponding to over- + sit. Cognate with Middle Low German ōversitten, ȫversitten (“to attend, partake; advise, discuss; miss”), Middle Dutch oversitten (“to overstay; meet about, discuss”), Middle High German übersitzen (“to sit across from, occupy; disregard, neglect; exceed, miss”).

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