chair
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs. 椅子
He rose from his chair and walked to the window. 他從椅子上站起來走到窗戶旁。
2. N-COUNT At a university, a chair is the position or job of professor. 大學(xué)教授
He has been appointed to the chair of sociology. 他受命任職社會(huì)學(xué)教授。
3. N-COUNT The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it. 主席
She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military. 她是軍隊(duì)女兵國防顧問委員會(huì)的主席。
4. V-T If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it. 擔(dān)任 (會(huì)議、委員會(huì)) 主席
He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of E.U. foreign ministers. 他將擔(dān)任威尼斯歐盟外交部長(zhǎng)會(huì)議的主席 。
5. N-SING The chair is the same as the . 死刑電椅
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chair /t???/ (chairing,chaired,chairs)
劍橋詞典
- Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall .
- The coat was thrown over the back of the chair.
- She slumped into the chair, exhausted .
- The new chairs were covered in protective plastic wrappings .
- We need a chair for Ian - could you get one from the other room ?
chair noun [C] (FURNITURE)
a seat for one person that has a back, usually four legs , and sometimes two arms椅子
也見 armchair noun
deckchair
pushchair
wheelchair
?the chair
informal for the electric chair
（用以處決罪犯的）電椅（the electric chair的非正式說法）
范例
chair noun [C] (TITLE)
(the official position of) a person in charge of a meeting , official group or organization
（會(huì)議或組織的）主持人，主席
Who will take the chair at the next meeting ? 誰將主持下一次會(huì)議？
All questions should be addressed to the chair. 所有問題都應(yīng)當(dāng)向主席提出。
She is the chair of the board of governors at a local school . 她是當(dāng)?shù)匾患覍W(xué)校的校董會(huì)主席。
(the position of) the person in charge of a college or university department
（大學(xué)）學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)，系主任
He was appointed to the Chair of Physics at Cambridge in the early 20th century . 他在二十世紀(jì)初被任命為劍橋大學(xué)物理系主任。 返回 chair