英语词汇“sit、up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

sit-up

释义

sit-up, n. and a.
[See sit v. 27.]
A. n.
1. A surprise. rare^—1.
1483Bp. Langton in Christ Ch. Lett. (Camden) 46, I trow..thai shal have a sit up or ever the Kyng departe fro York.
2. a. An act of sitting up.
1843R. Carlton New Purchase i. ix. 64 This sit-up we instantly performed—as well, at least, as we could.
b. A physical exercise in which the upper half of the body is raised to a sitting from a supine posture. Also attrib.
1955V. Fallon Figure Correction & Beauty for You xx. 112 Sit-up—2 sets of twenty repetitions.1960J. Hewitt Yoga iii. 56 The well-known ‘sit-up’ exercise... Paschimatanasana differs from an ordinary sit-up in that the movement is continued until the face comes close to the knees.1971A. A. Michele You don't have to Ache 93 Do five to ten sit-ups in a curling fashion bringing your body straight forward. Then do five sit-ups twisting your body to the left, and five twisting your body to the right.1977J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running xv. 179 To strengthen your stomach muscles,..do twenty or so sit-ups with your knees bent.
B. adj. Used for sitting up in. Also, at or against which one sits up.
1902M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 178 The lounge chairs are canvas, the sit-up chairs are rush seated.1960Times 16 Mar. (Canberra Suppl.) p. v/4 A tavern, with a sit-up bar.1980L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 93 To Buy (or otherwise obtain as soon as possible:..Sit-up pillow.

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