chair
v. 主持preside v. 主持，主管
释义2：
chair
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◙ noun1. a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs• 椅子 (historical)a sedan chair• [史] 轿子 short for chairlift • chairlift 的简称2. the person in charge of a meeting or of a commercial or political organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman)• 会议主持人；会长；主席（用作中性词，替代 chairman 或 chairwoman） »the deputy chair of the Supreme Soviet. 最高苏维埃副主席。 an official position of authority, for example on a board of directors• 职位，席位（如董事会席位） »the editorial chair. 编辑职位。3. a professorship• 教授职位 »he held a chair in physics. 他曾是物理学教授。4. (the chair) [US] . short for electric chair • [美] electric chair 的简称5. (chiefly Brit.)a metal socket holding a rail in place on a railway sleeper• [主英] （铁路）轨座◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event)• 担任（组织、会议或公共活动的）主席，主持，监管2. [Brit.] carry (someone) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position to celebrate a victory• [英] 用椅子（或以坐姿）把（某人）高高抬起（以庆祝胜利）【IDIOMS】
◘ take the chair1. act as chairperson• 担任主席；主持【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire 'bishop's throne, etc.', chaise 'chair'), from Latin cathedra 'seat', from Greek kathedra. --› compare
cathedral
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