sit in

The little girl sat upright in the chair, holding her book carefully.

小女孩笔直地端在椅子上，小心翼翼地拿着书。

What do professors and academics sitting in their ivory towers know about the real world?

那些在象牙塔里教授和学者对真实世界又知道多少？

Wham-bam!—we were sitting in a wreck at the foot of the cliff.

哇噻！——我们就在悬崖遇难船里。

It's been sitting in the coatroom for a month.

它扔在衣帽间里整整一个月了。”

They sat in a circle round the fire.

他们围着火成一圈。

We'll be sitting in the second carriage from the bottom of the train.

我们位置在倒数二节车厢里。

Joe enjoys sitting in the catbird seat.

乔享受着他有利地位。

There he sat for hours in a (brown) study.

他在那儿沉思了几小时。

The students sat in at the administrative building to protest against discrimination of race.

学生们在办公大楼,议种族歧视。

She sat in the house day after day, pining for her lover.

她一连几天在房屋里, 思念着自己情人。

There is nowhere for us to sit in here.

这里没我们地方啦!

He sat with his nose in the air and never bothered to speak to anybody.

他目中无人地在那里，对谁也不理不睬。

The ingredients sat in the bowl unstirred while she buttered the pan.

在她为平底锅抹黄油时，各种配料在碗里沉淀来。

He sat in his (most) favored corner by the fire.

他在火炉边他最喜爱角落里。

We sat in a semicircle facing the teacher.

我们对着老师成半圆形。

The hostess indicated where the guests were to sit in her usual dictatorial manner.

女主人用她平时专横傲慢态度指示宾客地方。

The little boy sat in a gloomy corner.

小男孩在一个阴暗角落。

Dolly was sitting in the bath shampooing her hair.

多莉在浴缸里洗发。

An operator wearing earphone was sitting in the telephone exchange.

戴耳机接线员正在总机室里。

She sat in an armchair by the fire, reading a newspaper.

她在炉火边扶手椅中读报纸。