sit by
英 [sɪt baɪ]
美 [sɪt baɪ]
(对错误或违法的事情)坐视不理,作壁上观
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (对错误或违法的事情)坐视不理,作壁上观
If yousit bywhile something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.- We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。 - The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.
消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多,政府却坐视不理。
- We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
英英释义
verb
- be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
- Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
双语例句
- If I were lucky enough to sit by you, I would have talked to you.
如果我有幸坐在你旁边,我一定会和你说话的。 - He took off my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
他脱掉我湿漉漉的靴子,让我在火炉旁坐下。 - I will not sit by when you are in trouble.
你遇到困难时,我一定不会袖手旁观。 - You watch the Olympics by day and sit by the computer by night.
你白天看奥运,晚上就坐在电脑旁。 - Before, I could never sit by a fire, but now I have my own charcoal to burn.
过去我从来没有烤过火,现在我有炭烧。 - I can't just sit by while this government destroys the health service.
在这个政府破坏社会保健服务时,我不能袖手旁观。 - Come and sit by me ( by my side).
来,坐在我的旁边。 - We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away
我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。 - We decided we'll all sit by you.
我们决定都挨着哥哥坐。 - You can sit by me.
你可以坐在我旁边。