sitter

英 [ˈsɪtə(r)]

美 [ˈsɪtər]

n. 摆姿势让人画像(或拍照)的人; 得分良机

复数：sitters　

BNC.16389 / COCA.11445

牛津词典

noun

摆姿势让人画像（或拍照）的人
a person who sits or stands somewhere so that sb can paint a picture of them or photograph them
摆姿势让人画像（或拍照）的人
a person who sits or stands somewhere so that sb can paint a picture of them or photograph them
得分良机
an easy chance to score a goal

noun

a domestic hen ready to brood
Synonym:brood henbroodybroody hensetting hen
a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
Synonym:artist's model
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Synonym:babysitterbaby-sitter
an organism (person or animal) that sits

I can always, always, always use a new sitter.
我随时欢迎新保姆的加入。
Take your kids home to the sitter.
把你的孩子带回家让保姆看。
The artist paints the face and body of the sitter, but in fact he shows his own feelings.
画家绘出被画人的面孔和身躯，但实际上融汇了画家自己的情感。
He hugged me, just as the sitter arrived.
他拥抱我，此时帮我们照看小孩的人也正好到了。
She won't be a good sitter!
她不会是个好保姆的！
We used to have a baby – sitter, but now he's old enough to stay home alone.
我们以前有个保姆，但现在孩子大了，可以自己在家了。
Will she be a good sitter?
她会是个好保姆吗？
But she's such a fence sitter on the important issues!
可是她在一些重要的问题上没有立场！
We can get a sitter for roger.
我们可以给罗杰尔请一个临时保姆。
Such concessions to the sitter's vanity and social position seem to have been disregarded in the convincing likenesses by more objective realists.
更为客观的现实主义画家笔下令人心悦诚服的相拟性，似乎漠视了对被临摹者虚荣心和社会地位的迁就。