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

• At this point a man left his seat across the room and come to sit by her.
  正在这时坐在屋子另一头的一个男人离开自己的座位，走过来坐在她身旁。
• I want to sit by the emergency exit.
  我想坐在机上安全出口处。
• After supper, I sit by the fire.
  晚饭后，我坐在火边。
• I like to sit by the window so that I can enjoy the landscape outside.
  我喜欢坐在窗口的座位以便可以欣赏到外的景色。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So many nights, I'd sit by my window.
  如此多的夜晚，我坐在窗户边。
• We decided we'll all sit by you.
  我们决定都挨着哥哥坐。