sitting
n
1 time during which a lawcourt, parliament, etc sits continuously (法庭、 议会等)开庭、 开会等的期间
during a long sitting 在冗长的议会开会期间.
2 period when a group of people eat a meal 一批人就餐的时间
The dining-hall is small, so there are two sittings for lunch. 饭厅很小, 所以午饭分两批吃.
About 100 people can be served at one sitting, ie together, at onetime. 约一百人可同时进餐.
3 period spent continuously in one activity 持续进行某一活动的时间
finish reading a book at one sitting 一口气读完一本书.
4 period spent by sb being painted or photographed 供人画像或拍照的时间
The portrait was completed after six sittings. 这幅画模特儿坐了六次才画完.
5 number of eggs on which a hen sits (一只母鸡等)一次孵的卵数.
🗣️ 情景例句
Of course. It's on the fifth floor of Building No.4. Let's go there.
当然可以。展室在四号楼五层,我们上去吧。
Some people never learn.
有些人就是学不乖。
The second marks the arrival of transverse vibrations which travel more slowly and arrive several minutes after the first.