seat

seat, sit

这两个动词均含“坐”之意。
seat: 及物动词，常与反身代词连用，常用过去分词seated形式。
sit: 多用作不及物动词，用作及物动词时，可与seat换用。

名词 seat:

1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
   同义词：place
2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   同义词：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
3. furniture that is designed for sitting on
4. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
5. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
6. the cloth covering for the buttocks

动词 seat:

1. show to a seat; assign a seat for
   同义词：sit, sit down
2. be able to seat
3. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   同义词：induct, invest
4. put a seat on a chair
5. provide with seats

1. I twisted round in my seat to speak to her.
   我坐在位子上转过身来跟她说话。
2. In the US, Washington is the seat of government and New York City is the chief seat of commerce.
   在美国，华盛顿是政府所在地，纽约是主要的商业中心。
3. None of us had seen an emergency like this and we were all flying by the seat of our pants.
   我们谁都没有遇到过这种紧急情况，只好凭感觉驾驶飞机。
4. He sat down on the nearest available seat.
   他在最近的空座位上坐下来。
5. He lost his seat in the Parliament at the election.
   他在选举中失去了议会中的席位。
6. Oxford and Cambridge are England's most famous seats in learning.
   牛津和剑桥是英国最著名的学府。