sat tight

• v. 挺腰坐着(坚持自己的主张)

sat tight的用法和样例：

例句

1. The chairman sat tight until all the members accepted the plan.
   主席一直坚持自己的观点，直到委员们都接受了那计划为止。
2. I tried to persuade her to tell me, but she sat tight and I couldn't get a word from her.
   我力图说服她把情况告诉我，但她坚持不说，从她嘴里我毫无所得。
3. She threatened us with dismissal if we didn't agree, but we all sat tight.
   她威胁说若我们不同意就把我们解雇，但大家都没理会。
4. All the others ran away, but I sat tight.
   别人都跑了，但我在原地没动。