chair
noun
verb
tʃeə
noun
1
a
piece
of
furniture
for
one
person
to
sit
on,
which
has
a
back,
a
seat,
and
four
legs
椅子
C
a
table
and
chairs
桌椅
in/on
a
chair
He
was
sitting
in
a
chair.
他坐在椅子上。
He
sank
back
into
his
chair.
他靠坐在椅子里。
kitchen
chair/garden
chair
etc
2
the
position
of
being
in
charge
of
a
meeting
or
committee,
or
the
person
who
is
in
charge
of
it
〔会议的〕主席的席位 （职位 ）; 主持人，主席
singular 单数
Address
your
questions
to
the
chair,
please.
请向主席提出你的问题。
be
in
the
chair
Who
will
be
in
the
chair
at
tomorrow’s
meeting?
谁主持明天的会议？
[+
of
]
He
was
nominated
as
chair
of
the
board
of
governors.
他被提名为董事会主席。
3
the
position
of
being
a
university
PROFESSOR
大学教授的职位
C
[+
of
]
a
new
Chair
of
Medicine
一位新任医学教授
4
the chair
the
ELECTRIC
CHAIR
[美，非正式] 〔处决死刑犯的〕电椅
AmE informal
verb
5
to
be
the
CHAIRPERSON
of
a
meeting
or
committee
担任〔会议〕主席 （主持人 ）
The
inquiry
was
chaired
by
a
judge.
该项调查由一名法官主持。