English Dictionary

sit on

動詞

慣用表現 くだけた表現

(idiomatic) To block, suppress, restrain. / (idiomatic, informal) To restrain (a person). / (idiomatic) To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using. / To be a member of.

日本語の意味

（慣用的に）～を妨害・抑制する、制約する / （口語的に）人を抑え込む、制止する / （慣用的に）実際の行動を起こさず、温存または保留する / ～のメンバーである、参加している

The committee decided to sit on the report, preventing its findings from being released before the election.

委員会はその報告書の公開を差し止めることに決め、選挙前に調査結果が公表されるのを阻止した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To block, suppress, restrain.

The chairman sat on the report until the end of the legislative session.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, informal) To restrain (a person).

He started to act up, but she sat on him.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using.

I sent the boss my proposal three weeks ago and he's been just sitting on it.

意味（4）

To be a member of.

He sits on the appropriations committee.

意味（5）

To hold an official inquiry regarding; to deliberate about.

意味（6）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, on.

The cat sat on the mat.

sits on （ present singular third-person ）

sitting on （ participle present ）

sat on （ participle past ）

sat on （ past ）