chair

英 [tʃeə(r)]

美 [tʃer]

n.  椅子; (主持会议或委员会的)主席席位; 委员长职位; (会议或委员会的)主席; 委员长; (大学的)系主任
v.  担任(会议、讨论等的)主席; 主持(会议、讨论等)

复数：chairs　过去分词：chaired　过去式：chaired　现在分词：chairing　第三人称单数：chairs　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1029 / COCA.946

牛津词典

noun

• 椅子
  a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs
  1. a table and chairs
     一套桌椅
  2. Sit on your chair!
     坐在你的椅子上！
  3. an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair )
     在扶手椅里睡着了的老人
• （主持会议或委员会的）主席席位；委员长职位；（会议或委员会的）主席；委员长
  the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position
  1. She takes the chair in all our meetings.
     她主持我们所有的会议。
  2. Who is in the chair today?
     今天谁主持？
  3. He was elected chair of the city council.
     他当选为市议会主席。
• （大学的）系主任
  the position of being in charge of a department in a university
• （大学的）系主任
  the position of being in charge of a department in a university

verb

• 担任（会议、讨论等的）主席；主持（会议、讨论等）
  to act as the chairman or chairwoman of a meeting, discussion, etc.
  1. Who's chairing the meeting?
     谁主持这次会议？

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 椅子
  Achairis a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.
  1. He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
     他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。
• N-COUNT (大学的)教授职位
  At a university, achairis the post of professor.
  1. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University...
     他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
  2. He gave London University £100,000 to establish a chair in Islamic art.
     他资助伦敦大学10万英镑，以设立伊斯兰艺术教授一职。
• N-COUNT (委员会、会议的)主席
  The person who is thechair ofa committee or meeting is the person in charge of it.
  1. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
     她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。
• VERB 主持(会议);担任(委员会的)主席
  If youchaira meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it.
  1. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers...
     他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
  2. The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.
     宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。
• 同 electric chair
  The chairis the same as theelectric chair.
• PHRASE 主持(会议)
  If youare in the chairortake the chairat a meeting, you are the person in charge of it.
  1. In the chair was Morien Morgan...
     会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
  2. Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee...
     惠勒担任该小组委员会会议主席。
  3. Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.
     财政部部长们今天在布鲁塞尔碰头，会议由英国主持。

英英释义

noun

• the position of professor
  1. he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
  Synonym:professorship
• a seat for one person, with a support for the back
  1. he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
• a particular seat in an orchestra
  1. he is second chair violin
• an instrument of execution by electrocution
  1. the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair
  Synonym:electric chairdeath chairhot seat
• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
  1. address your remarks to the chairperson
  Synonym:presidentchairmanchairwomanchairperson

verb

• preside over
  1. John moderated the discussion
  Synonym:moderatelead
• act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
  1. She chaired the department for many years
  Synonym:chairman

双语例句

• In the chair was Morien Morgan
  会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
• Isabel rose so abruptly that she knocked down her chair
  伊莎贝尔起得太急了，以致碰倒了她坐的椅子。
• He drew a chair up to the bedside and sat down.
  他拉了把椅子到床边坐了下来。
• He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
  他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
• He drew up a chair and sat down.
  他拉了把椅子坐下。
• He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers
  他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
• She pushes back her chair and stands.
  她把椅子往后一推，站了起来。
• He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University
  他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
• She eased back into the chair and nodded
  她轻手轻脚地坐回到椅子上，点了点头。
• Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor
  鲍勃从椅子上滑下来，趴在了地板上。