sedentary

英 [ˈsedntri]

美 [ˈsednteri]

adj.  需要久坐的; 惯于久坐不动的; 定居的; 定栖的; 不迁徙的

CET6TOEFLGREIELTS医学

BNC.19189 / COCA.13725

牛津词典

adj.

• 需要久坐的
  in which you spend a lot of time sitting down
  1. a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle
     倾向于久坐的工作 / 职业 / 生活方式
• 惯于久坐不动的
  spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving
  1. He became increasingly sedentary in later life.
     到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。
• 定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的
  that stay and live in the same place or area
  1. Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
     大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。
  2. a sedentary population
     定居人口

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 需要久坐的;长期伏案的;少活动的
  Someone who has asedentarylifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise.
  1. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease.
     肥胖和久坐不动的生活方式被认为会增加患心脏病的几率。

英英释义

adj

• requiring sitting or little activity
  1. forced by illness to lead a sedentary life

双语例句

• B: I prefer a sedentary job and I used to work as an operator.
  我喜欢静一点的工作，我曾经当过接线员。
• Physical pastimes provide welcome and necessary breaks in our often sedentary lives and alert us to our physical condition.
  体育消遣给我们这种经常坐着的生活提供了愉快和必需的休息并且改变了我们的身体条件。
• When you're sedentary, your metabolic rate decreases and you burn fewer calories, so you feel exhausted.
  当你久坐时，机体代谢率就会降低、卡路里的燃烧也会减少，所以你会感到疲惫无力。
• But Gefen said this research could also translate to the not so extreme sedentary lifestyle.
  但Gefen说，即使没那么极端的久坐生活方式同样会造成研究得出的结果。
• Previously sedentary adults were put through four months of high-intensity interval training.
  在此之前，一些长期处于久坐状态中的人们接受了持续四个月的高强度的间歇训练。
• A sedentary office life exerts an extremely bad influence on people's health.
  久坐不起的办公室生活给人们的健康带来及其不良的影响。
• The average British woman's waistline has grown by2 inches in10 years, all thanks to the sedentary lifestyle.
  英国女性的平均腰围十年内增加了两英寸，这主要是由久坐的不良生活习惯造成的。
• Many people in sedentary occupations do not take enough exercise.
  许多工作时久坐的人缺少足够的锻炼。
• Social changes including urbanisation and industrialisation, with a shift towards more sedentary lifestyles, have played a role.
  包括城市化和工业化在内的社会变革，促使人们转向久坐的生活方式，这起到了一定作用。
• It makes you fat and sedentary, is bad for blood pressure, sleep patterns and marriages.
  这会让你变胖，久坐不动，对血压、睡眠和婚姻都有害处。