chairs

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  • n.

    椅子( chair的名词复数 );大学教授职位;主持会议的主席(的席位或职位);


  • 词义辨析

    sit in a chair, sit on a chair

    这二者都表示“坐在椅子上”,不过后者往往指坐在较大、较深的椅子里。例如:
    A man was sitting in a chair by a great stove.大火炉旁边的安乐椅里躺着一个人。

    chair, chairman, chairperson

    这三者都有“主席,议长”的意思, chair的基本意思是“椅子”; chairman常指男性,但也可指女性; chairperson是女权运动者为避免过分强调男性作用,提高妇女地位而创出的新词,本词适用于不知主席性别的情况下。另外,女主席喜欢称自己是chairperson; 有些人为了避免涉及性别问题,可以用chair。例如:
    Who is the chair?
    谁是主席?
    A chairperson will be appointed.
    主席将被任命。

    chair, bench, seat, sofa

    这四个词所指并不相同:bench指长凳,可有背,也可无背; chair指有背的单人椅; seat指固定在汽车、火车、飞机、轮船,剧院、礼堂里的座位; sofa则指沙发。

    chair,armchair,bench,stool

    这些名词均有“椅子”或“凳子”之意。
    chair通常指带有靠背的椅子,有时也指有靠背有扶手的椅子。
    armchair指有扶手的椅子。
    bench指可供两人或更多人坐的长凳或石凳,多置于公园或划艇中。
    stool多指方的或圆的无靠背无扶手一人坐的凳子。

  • 双语例句
1、

The seats of the chairs had been recovered in tapestry.

椅座上又铺回了花毯。

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2、

Above all, chairs should be comfortable.

椅子首先应该舒适。

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3、

Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles.

斯潘塞艰难地迈过一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。

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4、

Kenny, struggling with too many chairs, moved crabwise towards the door.

肯尼在许多椅子中间艰难穿行,像螃蟹一样横着向门口挪去。

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5、

Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle.

椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。

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6、

We found two second-hand chairs that were going for a song.

我们发现了两把准备低价出售的二手椅子。

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7、

Several men are pushing school desks and chairs into neat rows.

几个人正挪动学校的桌椅,将它们排整齐。

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8、

I was going to sand down the chairs and repaint them.

我打算用砂纸把椅子打磨光洁后重新上漆。

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9、

a table and chairs

一套桌椅

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10、

The chairs were light in construction yet extremely strong.

这些椅子构造轻巧,但却极为结实。

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11、

a table, two chairs and a desk

一张桌子、两把椅子和一张办公桌

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12、

The men were slouched on sofas and chairs.

男人们无精打采地坐在沙发和椅子上。

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13、

I par-ticularly liked the wooden chests and chairs.

我格外喜欢木箱子和木椅子。

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14、

Chairs were hastily placed in rows for the parents.

椅子匆忙摆成了几排,等着家长们到来。

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15、

His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down.

他的椅子能旋转,但是不能升降。

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