chair

[tʃɛə]

n.椅子, (会议的)主席
vt.主持, 当 ... 的主席
n.大学教授的职位, 轿子, 电椅

n.

1. (通常指单人用的)椅子[C]

Mary sat in a chair reading a novel.

玛丽坐在椅中读小说。

2. (会议的)主席(=chairman, chairwoman或chairperson); 主席席位(或职位)[C]

The chair called the meeting to order.

主席宣布会议开始。

3. 大学教授的职位[C][(+of)]

4. 【美】【口】(处决死刑犯用的)电椅[the S]

The murderer got the chair.

凶手遭电椅处决。

5. 【旧】轿子[C]

vt.

1. 任(会议的)主席

Megan will chair the meeting.

梅根将担任该会议的主席。

I'd like you to chair the meeting.

我想请你主持会议。

2. 使入座

3. 使就任要职

4. 【英】将(比赛、选举等中的获胜者)高高抬着走

词形变化

动词过去式: chaired | 动词过去分词: chaired | 动词现在分词: chairing | 动词第三人称单数: chairs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.椅子

seat  bench  

同义参见:

stool  spokesman  administrator  

英英释义

名词 chair:

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

the position of professor

同义词：professorship

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

同义词：president, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson

an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

同义词：electric chair, death chair, hot seat

动词 chair:

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

同义词：chairman

preside over

同义词：moderate, lead

短语词组

take the chair

1. 主持会议

Since the chairman is ill, we'd like Mr. Smith to take the chair.

既然主席有病, 我们就请史密斯先生来主持会议。

补充

chairchair英:[tʃɛə] 美:[tʃɛr]n.1.椅子He pulled up a chair.他拖过一把椅子。2.大学教授职位3.主持会议的主席(的席位或职位)A woman rose to address the chair.一位妇女站起来对主席讲话。vt.1.主持Will you chair the meeting or shall I?由你还是由我来主持会议?2.把胜利者高高抬起

例句

1. I sat in a low chair by the fire, reading.我坐在火炉边的矮沙发上看书。 2. He was still in his thirties when he got his chair at Leeds.他在利兹大学获得教授职位时才30多岁。 3. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University.他已被任命为南安普敦大学社会学教授。 4. John Hanlon, chair of Energywatch's Scottish committee约翰•汉隆, 能源观察苏格兰委员会负责人 5. You should address your remarks to the chair.你应该向主席陈述你的意见。 6. He relinquished the editorial chair he had held for the past ten years.他让出了担任十年之久的总编职位。 7. He was sent to the chair in 1937 after being convicted of first-degree murder.他被判一级谋杀罪之后于1937年被送上电椅。 8. In the chair was Morien Morgan.主持人是莫里安•摩根。 9. Finance Ministers are meeting today in Brussels with Britain in the chair.各国财政部长今天在布鲁塞尔开会, 由英国主持会议。 10. Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee.惠勒担任小组委员会主席。 11. In the absence of the chairwoman, the honorary secretary took the chair.在女主席缺席的情况下, 名誉秘书长主持了会议。 12. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of E.U. foreign ministers.他即将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。 13. 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。 14. Professor Peabody has chaired the Department of English for the past ten years.过去的十年里皮博迪教授一直担任英语系主任。 15. By tradition the successful candidate was chaired from the Town Hall to party headquarters.按照传统, 获胜的候选人被从市政厅一路高扛着到了政党总部。 16. The captain was chaired off the field.队长坐在球员肩上被高高扛出赛场。 17. The meeting was chaired by schoolmaster Mr White.会议由校长怀特先生主持。 18. They chaired her round the field when she won the world championship.当她获得世界冠军的称号时，他们把她高高抬起绕场一周。 19. the deputy chair of the Supreme Soviet.最高苏维埃副主席。 20. the editorial chair.编辑职位。 21. he held a chair in physics.他曾是物理学教授。 22. a kitchen chair厨房用椅 23. an armchair扶手椅 24. Please address your questions to the chair.如有问题，请向主席提出。 25. She holds the chair of economics at London University.她担任伦敦大学经济学教授一职。 26. Who's chairing the meeting this evening?今晚的会议谁来主持？ 27. a chair by the window窗户旁的椅子 28. We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room.我们需要在餐厅摆放一张桌子和四把椅子。 29. Please pull up a chair [=bring a chair to where we are] and join us.请搬把椅子过来加入我们吧。 30. He is now chair of the English department.他现在是英语系的系主任。 31. She's chair of the school board this year.她是今年校董会的主席。 32. Address any questions to the committee chair.有问题请向会长咨询。 33. a murderer who was sentenced/sent to the chair被判/执行电椅死刑的谋杀犯 34. He's been chosen to chair the task force on school violence.他被选为处理校园暴力的特别小组的组长。