| [/tʃeə(r); tʃɛr/] n 用法:
1 [C] moveable seat with a back and sometimes with arms, for one person to sit on 椅子:
a table and chairs 桌子和椅子 *
Have/Take a chair, ie Sit down. 入座[就座]（坐下）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page xvi. 用法:
2 the chair [sing] (position of the) person in charge of a meeting 主持会议的主席（的席位或职位）:
She takes the chair in all our meetings. 她担任我们一切会议的主席. *
Who is in the chair today? 今天谁当主席? *
All remarks should be addressed to the chair. 所有意见均应向主席提出. 用法:
3 [C] position of a university professor; professorship 大学教授的职位:
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford. 他任牛津大学哲学教授. 用法:
4 the chair [sing] (US infml) = the electric chair (electric). chair 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] act as chairman of (sth) 担任（某事务）的主席:
chair a meeting 主持会议. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] (Brit) carry (sb who has won sth) in a sitting position on the shoulders of a group 扛著（得胜者）（坐在人们的肩上）:
The winning team chaired their captain off the field. 获胜的队扛著队长走出场地. chair 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
The affix -man is used in a lot of words (eg chairman) to indicate positions and occupations which today are filled by both women and men. *-man这一词缀用於很多词中（如chairman主席）, 所指的职位和职务今日男女均可充任. To avoid sexual bias and unnecessary repetition (chairman or chairwoman) -person can be used 为免除性别偏颇和不必要的重复（chairman or chairwoman）, 可用-person这一词缀:
chairperson, spokesperson, business person, etc 主席、 发言人、 商人等. Chair is increasingly used to mean chairman or chairwoman *chair一词逐渐多用作主席, 男女均可:
She was the chair of the planning committee. 她曾任计划委员会主席. |