1. 坐起来;坐直
If you sit up, you move into a sitting position when you have been leaning back or lying down.
e.g. Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up.
她一坐起身来就感到天旋地转。
2. 使…坐起身来;让…直起身子
If you sit someone up, you move them into a sitting position when they have been leaning back or lying down.
e.g. She sat him up and made him comfortable.
她帮他坐起身来,好让他舒服一点。
3. 深夜未睡;熬夜
If you sit up, you do not go to bed although it is very late.
e.g. We sat up drinking and talking...
我们饮酒谈天,直至深夜。
e.g. I didn''t feel like sitting up all night.
我不想熬通宵。
4. 突然关注;警觉
If something makes you sit up, it makes you suddenly pay attention to what is happening.
e.g. A defeat like that makes you sit up and think.
那样的一次失败会令你警觉起来,开始思考。
5. see also: sit-up
verb
1. not go to bed
e.g. Don''t stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow
We sat up all night to watch the election
Synonym: stay up
2. change to an upright sitting position
e.g. He sat up in bed