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

• So many nights, I'd sit by my window.
  如此多的夜晚，我坐在窗户边。
• I like the aisle seat better. Please, you sit by the window.
  我喜欢靠走道的座位。请你坐在窗边吧。
• They sit by the door waiting for me.
  它们正坐在门边等着我呢。
• 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。
• 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。
• I could not see my father weep, and sit by, careless.
  我不能坐视我的父亲流泪而无动于衷。
• 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。
• I prefer to sit by the window.
  我念坐正在靠窗位置。
• I want to sit by the emergency exit.
  我想坐在机上安全出口处。
• 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。