2014年11月25日 · First of all, "sit" is not transitive. "Set" is transitive. I would consider "He sat me down" an irregular construction. "Sit" can, however, be reflexive—"I sat myself down". As to the issue of redundancy raised by ViruZX, the somewhat redundant "sit down" is often used intentionally in command form, as an intensifier.

2014年9月24日 · If you desire an edge of violence or disruption, you might try flounce down. From the verb definition of flounce in the OED: flounce, v. 1.a. intr. To go with agitated, clumsy, or violent motion; to dash, flop, plunge, rush. Also with away, out, etc. An example is given from Thackeray, Newcomes II. xxxiii. 299: "Rosey's mamma flouncing down on ...

2014年5月19日 · Sit down sounds like not matching the context. Would you still use sit down? What I want to find is if for the native English speaker the phrase sit down is stronger than the idea of the logical direction as in sit up (which seems more natural to me as the non-native speaker). So if you really had to choose and you had no other options, what ...

2022年9月21日 · New, persistent leg pain certainly warrants a visit to your doctor for evaluation. Leg pain can have many causes, but your description of aching after prolonged standing or sitting suggests a possible buildup of fluid in the leg veins (chronic venous …

2023年4月21日 · Lean forward while sitting down. Sit on a pressure-reduction cushion. Some people find a wedge-shaped one most helpful for reducing pain. Apply heat or ice to the affected area. Take pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others). Tailbone pain that doesn't improve is called chronic coccydynia.

You sit in furniture where you lounge, and sit on seats where you sit more upright. So, I'd be more likely to sit on a bench or ottoman, and more likely to recline in a rocker: It might also depend on the verb you use, too. Consider that blue divan: depending on how much I wanted to relax, I might either sit on it, recline on it, lounge in it ...

2019年6月24日 · The phrase sit down is often used to indicate an informal talk. ("Let's have a quick sit down.") But that may be going too far in the other direction. I wouldn't necessarily use sit down in the context of a scheduled meeting. So, while there is evidence that sit can be used with regard to having a meeting, the examples given don't exist in US ...

2025年3月26日 · When you sit, you use less energy than you do when you stand or move. Many people sit for long periods of time, such as at a desk, behind a wheel or in front of a screen. Research suggests that there are health risks from too much sitting. Extended sitting has been linked to obesity.

2024年11月15日 · Learn more about this sleep condition that causes periods of involuntary sleep, sleep paralysis and early rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

2013年11月2日 · Thus, "you may want to sit down for this" can be used literally to warn the reader that they should sit before they continue to read, lest they be in for a shock. It can also be used more tongue-in-cheek to emphasize that whatever follows is a radical, perhaps shocking idea.