1. | [c] 椅子a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs |
a table and chairs 一套桌椅 | |
Sit on your chair! 坐在你的椅子上! | |
an old man asleep in a chair(= an armchair ) 在扶手椅里睡着了的老人 |
2. | [sing] (主持会议或委员会的)主席席位;委员长职位;(会议或委员会的)主席;委员长the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position |
She takes the chair in all our meetings. 她主持我们所有的会议。 | |
Who is in the chair today? 今天谁主持? | |
He was elected chair of the city council. 他当选为市议会主席。 |
3. | [c] (大学的)系主任the position of being in charge of a department in a university |
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford. 他是牛津大学哲学系的系主任。 |