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sittings

/ˈsɪtɪŋz/

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noun

就座，入座，开会期间

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Examples :

"Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal."

因为客人实在太多，我们不得不分两批入座用餐。

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noun

座位，席位

A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.

Examples :

""Mrs. Davis complained that the church sittings she had reserved for her family were too close to the aisle." "

戴维斯夫人抱怨说，她为家人预留的教堂座位离走道太近了。

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noun

会期，开庭期。

The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.

Examples :

"The court only hears cases during its regular sittings, from September to June each year. "

法院每年只在它的常规会期内，也就是从九月到六月期间，审理案件。

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noun

会议，集会。

A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").

Examples :

"The committee held three sittings last week to discuss the new school budget. "

上周委员会召开了三次会议，讨论了新的学校预算。

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noun

孵蛋, 孵化

The incubation of eggs by a bird.

Examples :

"The hen patiently remained on her nest, focused on the long sittings required to hatch her eggs. "

母鸡耐心地待在窝里，专注于孵蛋所需的长久孵化过程。

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一窝蛋，一孵蛋

A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

Examples :

"we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs"

我们从八窝蛋里孵出了三十四只小鸡。

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noun

就座，一次完成的时间。

Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.

Examples :

""The artist needed several long sittings with the model to complete the portrait." "

为了完成这幅肖像画，这位艺术家需要模特配合进行几次长时间的连续作画。

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