英汉词典

1. 椅子
    A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. Chairs have a back and four legs.

    e.g. He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
           他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。

2. (大学的)教授职位
    At a university, a chair is the post of professor.

    e.g. He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University...
           他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
    e.g. He gave London University £100,000 to establish a chair in Islamic art.
           他资助伦敦大学10万英镑，以设立伊斯兰艺术教授一职。

3. (委员会、会议的)主席
    The person who is the chair of a committee or meeting is the person in charge of it.

chair在线翻译

    e.g. She is the chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Military.
           她担任军队女性权益保护顾问委员会主席。

4. 主持(会议);担任(委员会的)主席
    If you chair a meeting or a committee, you are the person in charge of it.

    e.g. He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of EU foreign ministers...
           他将主持在威尼斯召开的欧盟外长会议。
    e.g. The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.
           宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。

5. 同 electric chair
    The chair is the same as the electric chair .

6. 主持(会议)
    If you are in the chair or take the chair at a meeting, you are the person in charge of it.

    e.g. In the chair was Morien Morgan...
           会议由莫里恩·摩根主持。
    e.g. Wheeler took the chair of this sub-committee...
           惠勒担任该小组委员会会议主席。