We sat tight and waited to be rescued.

我们守在原地，等待救援。

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The suspect sat tight and insisted he was innocent.

嫌犯始终坚持自己是无辜的。

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Many homeowners who sat tight while prices fell will try to sell at the first sign of a turnaround, according to surveys.

据调查显示，房产下降时期静观其变的房产拥有者一旦发现市场转向将马上试图出售。

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None of this yet amounted to a specific attack plan and so investigators sat tight and continued to listen.

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But Paulson and other banking regulators sat tight until the subprime mortgage market imploded in the summer, bringing down with it a few hedge funds and, more significant, putting a virtual freeze on the fixed-income markets.

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There were no seats, and we sat on the floor in a tight bunch while Mr. Yusaf pointed out some of the higher mountains through the window.

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