a folding wooden chair with crossed legs, a seat and back made of cloth, and sides on which you can rest your arms, typically used by film directors 导演椅，轻便折叠椅（木制扶手椅，以帆布作座面、椅背） 
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in the director's chair
directing a film For this fifth movie in the series, Steven Spielberg is back in the director's chair. 对于这部系列中的第五部电影，史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格（Steven Spielberg）又回到了导演的椅子上。