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开会研究〔讨论〕; 调查; 审理 |
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to serve as a member of (a jury, committee, etc.  collinsdictionary.com) |
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if you say that someone is sitting on something, you mean that they are delaying dealing with it (He had been sitting on the document for at least two months. collinsdictionary.com); to hold something back from being considered or acted on (collinsdictionary.com); to delay dealing with (something: I sent my application about six weeks ago and they’ve just been sitting on it. ldoceonline.com); fail to deal with (something: She sat on the article until a deadline galvanized her into putting words to paper • There is now enormous choice in the current account market, so there is no excuse to sit on an account which is not offering the best deal. • The company is regarded as more financially capable than its rival of doing such a deal, but appears happy to sit on its holding. • I've been sitting on this story for a week or so, trying to figure out what to do with it. • Lucas has been sitting on this basic story idea for well on thirty years now, so how far wrong could he go? • I finally decided to stop sitting on things and threw out my war-torn couch today. lexico.com) |
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to suppress; silence (They sat on the bad news as long as they could collinsdictionary.com); to suppress, repress, or squelch (collinsdictionary.com); suppress (something: I want this story sat on • The press has been restrained in sitting on a story about her family. • But I find it impossible to sit on a good story, especially if there is money to be made. • No longer is it easy for a news organization to sit on a big story and publish it at a set time, when all the dust has settled. • This is by no means the only new idea that the company is sitting on, with numerous internet projects up its sleeve. • Instead, he intends to sit on his campaign for a month to give it maximum chance of success. • Only this time, he knew he was sitting on a deal he could not mention. lexico.com) |
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to confer on or investigate (collinsdictionary.com); to inquire into or deliberate over (A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case. collinsdictionary.com); to hold an official inquiry regarding (wiktionary.org); to deliberate about (wiktionary.org) |
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subdue (someone, typically by saying something intended to make them uneasy or embarrassed: Someone should have sat on him when he was young • He bears the imprint of whoever sits on him and the Vice-President really sat on him. • My middle son lives with his dad and is 20, but he doesn't give me the time of day, but my youngest is 5 (going on 20) and I have really sat on him hard. lexico.com); to check or rebuke (I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me. collinsdictionary.com); to force someone to be silent or not to do something (The boss is going to sit on him to make sure he says nothing. cambridge.org) |
