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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
  1. Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
  Synonym:sit back

双语例句

• I prefer to sit by the window.
  我念坐正在靠窗位置。
• Please sit by my side.
  请坐在我旁边。
• They sit by the door waiting for me.
  它们正坐在门边等着我呢。
• After supper, I sit by the fire.
  晚饭后，我坐在火边。
• 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。
• 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。
• Come here and sit by me.
  到这儿来，坐在我旁边。
• All day long to sit by the door?
  整天坐在门口？
• 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。
• On a cold evening it is pleasant to sit by the fire.
  在寒冷的夜晚坐在炉火旁边很舒服。