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

He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder.
他拉过一把椅子坐在她后面，将下巴抵在她的肩膀上。
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。
He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。
He was comfortably seated in a soft reclining chair.
他舒舒服服地坐在柔软的躺椅上。
He poured himself a whisky and sat down in the chair
他给自己倒了一杯威士忌，然后坐在椅子上。
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。
Joe's clothing was flung over the back of a chair.
乔的衣服扔在椅背上。
The chair he sat in was nowhere near as comfortable as the custom-designed one behind his desk.
他坐的那把椅子远不如他书桌后面那把定做的舒服。
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。