1.chair用作动词时表示“主持”,还可表示“把得胜者高高抬起”。
2.chair是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

chair off(v.+prep.)
抬着走出 carry sb to go away
▲chair sb off sth
The winning team chaired their captain off the field.获胜的队扛着队长走出场地。

chair round(v.+prep.)
抬着绕一圈 carry sb to go around
▲chair sb round sth
When he won the race, his supporters chaired him round the field.他在比赛中获胜后,他的支持者抬着他绕场一圈。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He chaired the meeting last night.他昨晚主持了会议。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The commission of inquiry was chaired by a well-known judge.调查委员会主席由一位著名的法官担任。
The successful candidate was chaired by his supporters.那位成功的候选人被支持者抬在椅子上行进。

［同义词］ n. bench, seat, stool, couch
［词源］  ＜古法语chaiere＜拉丁语cathedra(座位,椅子)

1.chair的基本意思是“椅子”,指有靠背,有时还有扶手的单人椅。引申可指“坐在椅子上的”会议主席、大学教授职位。在大学里,设立、保持、得到、辞掉一个讲座也用chair。
2.chair作“会议主席,大学教授”等职位解时,须与the 连用,首字母通常用大写。用作主语时,其谓语动词常用单数形式。
3.take a chair表示“请坐”, take the chair表示“主席就位,主持会议”。

fall off one's chair
大吃一惊 be very surprised
When she said she was engaged I nearly fell off my chair.她说她订了婚时,我几乎大吃一惊。

take the chair〔be in the chair〕
主持会议,担任主席 be charge of the meeting
Who will be in the chair at tomorrow's meeting?明天的会议将由谁主持?
Barry, who was in the chair, said to me afterwards,“Thank you for speech.”巴里当时在担任会议的主席,他后来对我说“谢谢你的发言”。

He drew a chair near her.他把一张椅子拖到她的身边。
Arrange the chairs in couples.把椅子一对对地排好。
There weren't enough chairs so that I had to sit on the floor.椅子不够,我得坐在地板上。
He got the chair for killing the old lady.他因杀害那位老太太而上了电椅。
She sat in a low chair by the fire, reading a novel.她坐在炉边的一张矮椅子里,读着一本小说。
I sat down on a green chair.我在一张绿色椅子上坐下来。
This chair belongs in the living room.这把椅子适合放在起居室里。
The chair belongs in the corner.这把椅子应放在角落里。
This chair belongs with the others upstairs. 这把椅子和楼上的那些同属一类。
The disposal of the chairs along the sides of the hall left plenty of space for dancing in the middle.把椅子沿墙排列到大厅当中，就腾出了足够的地方跳舞。
This chair is calling for order.主席叫大家遵守秩序。
The chair sternly rebuked the audience for their laughter.主席厉声斥责听众哄笑。
A woman rose to address the chair.一位妇女站起来对主席讲话。
He was offered the Chair of the department.他被选为“系主任”。
He was endowed the Chair of English grammar.他被授予英语语法教授职位。
She still keeps the Chair of French literature.她仍担任法国文学教授。
I have to attend the Chair of Philosophy.我还要听哲学讲座。

sit in a chair, sit on a chair
这二者都表示“坐在椅子上”,不过后者往往指坐在较大、较深的椅子里。例如:
A man was sitting in a chair by a great stove.大火炉旁边的安乐椅里躺着一个人。
chair, chairman, chairperson
这三者都有“主席,议长”的意思, chair的基本意思是“椅子”; chairman常指男性,但也可指女性; chairperson是女权运动者为避免过分强调男性作用,提高妇女地位而创出的新词,本词适用于不知主席性别的情况下。另外,女主席喜欢称自己是chairperson; 有些人为了避免涉及性别问题,可以用chair。例如:
Who is the chair?
谁是主席?
A chairperson will be appointed.
主席将被任命。
chair, bench, seat, sofa
参见bench条。