sit out

英 [sɪt aʊt]

美 [sɪt aʊt]

（不采取行动）静等…结束，等到…结束

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (不采取行动)静等…结束，等到…结束
  If yousitsomethingout, you wait for it to finish, without taking any action.
  1. The only thing I can do is keep quiet and sit this one out...
     我唯一能做的就是保持沉默，等待这件事结束。
  2. He can afford to sit out the property slump.
     他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。

英英释义

verb

• endure to the end
• not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
  1. He sat out the game

双语例句

• Neither of these two birds like to sit out in the open.
  这两种莺都不喜欢出现在开阔的地方。
• He meant to sit out all the other visitors.
  他决意坐到别的客人全都走完。
• Sometimes I like to sit out here at night.
  有时候我喜欢在晚上坐在外面。
• If they felt I had been treated badly they might decide to sit out the election.
  如果他们感到我受到了不应有的待遇，他们定会在此次选举中袖手旁观。
• How do you sit out here all night on the roof, in the cold.
  你是如何在楼顶上挨冻等待整晚。
• He and your mummy used to sit out on this porch.
  他和你的母亲经常坐在门廊上。
• The only thing I can do is keep quiet and sit this one out
  我唯一能做的就是保持沉默，等待这件事结束。
• Let's sit out in the bright sunshine.
  让我们坐在室外灿烂的阳光下晒太阳。
• Then none of us have to sit out.
  这样我们就没有人凉在一边了。
• Let's just sit out here and rest a while.
  我们就坐在这儿歇一会儿。