chair的音标：英式音标为[tʃeə(r)]，美式音标为[tʃer]。chair可作名词和及物动词两种词性，中文含义有“椅子”、“主席席位”、“委员长”、“担任主席”、“主持会议”。
chair的中文意思及用法介绍
1、作为名词时，译为椅子;(主持会议或委员会的)主席席位;委员长职位;(会议或委员会的)主席;委员长;(大学的)系主任。
例句：She takes the chair in all our meetings.
她主持我们所有的会议。
He was elected chair of the city council.
他当选为市议会主席。
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.
他是牛津大学哲学系的系主任。
He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
他从椅子上站起来，朝窗口走去。
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。
We'll need about 20 chairs, I should think.
我看我们需要大约20把椅子。
At that time he was the chair of the department.
当时他是系主任。
2、作为及物动词时，译为担任(会议、讨论等的)主席;主持(会议、讨论等)。
例句：Who's chairing the meeting?
谁主持这次会议？
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。
She takes the chair in all our meetings.
她主持我们所有的会议。
The committee is chaired by all the members in rotation.
委员会由所有成员轮流主持。
Who will be in the chair at tomorrow's meeting?
明天的会议将由谁主持？
He'll chair a weekend workshop on politics.
他将主持一次周末政治研讨会。
