480 sit和seat
1 sit 是不及物动词,意为“坐”,过去式和过去分词都是sat 。
Please sit down. 请坐下。
He sat in the sofa/in the chair/on the stool. 他坐在沙发上/椅子上/凳子上。
Sit up straight! 坐直了!
Others sit around and talk or sing. 其他人围坐在一起聊天或唱歌。
2 seat 可用作名词,意为“座位”,have/take a seat表示“就座,坐”;take one's seat 指在娱乐场所(电影院等)对号入座,one's不可省。seat 作动词用时,为及物动词,意为“使坐下,使就座”,后跟名词或反身代词作宾语,可用于被动语态。
Please take a seat . 请就座。
They have taken their seats . 他们已就座。
He had his seat near the window. 他靠窗户就座。
She seated the boy on the floor. 她让那个男孩坐在地板上。(使……坐下 )
Please be seated . (正) 请坐 。(be seated坐着,坐下 )
Please seat yourself . (正)
Please sit down . (正) (为较随便的说法 )
She seated herself on the grass. (正) 她在草地上坐下 。
She was seated on the grass. (正)
She sat on the grass. (正)
She seated on the grass. (误) (seat不能作不及物动词 )
The children were seated round the teacher. 孩子们围着老师坐着。
比较
“在座位上坐下”可以说sit down on the seat,也可以说sit down in the seat。