这题我会。 sit和seat词性不同；读法也不相同；
sit是不及物动词,意思为坐下,不能接宾语seat.可以用作名词“座位”,也可以用作及物动词,表示让某人就坐--seat sb,
也常见be seated,表示坐下,坐好的状态。
【释义】
sit
英 [sɪt] 美 [sɪt]
v.
坐;使坐;坐好，摆好姿势;静坐示威，参加静坐;当临时保姆;<主英>参加考试;搁置;停留，滞留;重压，影响;（衣服）合身，适合;（风从某方向）吹;（鸟类）停落;（鸡等）伏窝，孵卵;骑（马）;容纳…坐;（议会等）开会使就座;处在，坐落在;被放在;（在…中）任职;开会;蹲
n.
坐的一段时间;坐;<古>（衣服等的）合身，适合
seat
英 [siːt] 美 [siːt]
n.
座位;坐处(如椅子等);有…座位的;(椅子等的)座部;席位;所在地;乡村宅第;臀部;（裤子的）后裆，臀部
vt.
坐;向…提供座位;落座;可坐…人;能容纳…人
【区别和用法】
01 sit
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是sat:
基本用法：
1，坐：
They sat on a park bench.
他们坐在公园的长凳上。
The students sit in a circle on the floor.
学生们围坐在地板上。
Come and sit here beside me.
过来坐在我旁边。
Can I sit next to you?
我能坐在你旁边吗？
He took off his coat and sat down.
他脱下外套坐下。
She sat up in bed, listening.
她坐在床上，听着
A neighbor's daughter sat with the children.
邻居的女儿和孩子们坐在一起。
I don't get much exercise sitting in the office all day.
我整天坐在办公室里锻炼得不多。
2，使坐;使就座（=seat）：
I sat / seated the girl next to her mother.
我让那个女孩坐在她母亲旁边。
She sat / seated me on her right.
她让我坐在她右边。
以上“使某人坐/就座”，现代英语里，我们更习惯用sit;
seat oneself，不用sit oneself：
She seated herself at her desk.
她在桌子旁坐下。
He seated himself behind the desk.
他坐在桌子后面。
He seated himself on the sofa.
他坐在了沙发上。
常用被动结构be seated：
John was seated on my left.
约翰坐在我的左边。
Please be seated so we can start the meeting.
大家请就坐，我们开始开会了。
Please remain seated during the performance.
演出期间请保持就座。（不要走来走去）
3，处在;坐落在;被放在
The books sat unread on the shelf for years.
这些书在书架上多年未读。
The case was sat on by the court.
这个案子由法院审理。
02 seat
1，座位，坐处（名词）
Excuse me, is this your seat?
对不起，这是你的座位吗？
Can we change seats?
=Can I change seats with you?
可以和你换一下座位吗？
There are no seats left on that flight.
那班飞机上已经没有座位了。
There were no emptyseats left in the hall.
大厅里没有空座位了。
I'll go and see if there are any spareseats.
我去看看有没有空位。
There were many vacantseats in the theatre.
剧院里有许多空座位。
You canreserve seats over the telephone.
你可以通过电话预订座位。
I'd like to bookthree seats for tonight's concert.
我想订三张今晚音乐会的票。
Can someone help me to undo my seat belt?
有人能帮我解开安全带吗？
2，(使) ……坐/就座;落座（见sit）：
3，向…提供座位;可坐…人;能容纳…人
The building seats 2000 people.
座大楼可容纳2000人。
The car has seating for six.
这辆车有六个座位。
The theatre has seating for about 500 people.
剧院有大约500人的座位。
The room had a seating capacity of over 200.
这个房间可容纳200多人。
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