袖手旁观

How can one stand by and do nothing?

安能袖手旁观?

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

The ships of the Athenians and their allies sulked unhelpfully.

雅典人及其同盟军的船只袖手旁观.

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Many people just sit back and do not get concerned about the world's difficulties.

许多人不关心世间的困难,只是袖手旁观.

《简明英汉词典》

Clarion calls to liberation had been mocked when we stood by.

当我们袖手旁观的时候,自由解放的号角声遭到了嘲弄.

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The key question was whether they would stand aside or would disrupt the elections.

关键问题是他们会袖手旁观还是会扰乱选举。

——柯林斯例句

We cannot just watch with fold arms.

我们不能袖手旁观.

——《现代英汉综合大词典》

He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off.

他不会袖手旁观任由他最看好的项目被扼杀。

柯林斯例句

The police just stood by and watched as the missiles rained down on us.

当投掷物雨点似的落到我们头上时，警察只是袖手旁观。

柯林斯例句

They stood looking on while the man was robbed.

正当那个人被抢劫时,他们却站在那儿袖手旁观.

《简明英汉词典》

You cannot stand by and allow such a thing.

你不能袖手旁观,听任发生这样的事.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't just sit by while the other children are all busy.

别的孩子都忙着,你不要闲着袖手旁观.

《简明英汉词典》

He looked on with folded arms.

他袖手旁观.

辞典例句

We cannot stand by and allow such a thing.

对这样的事我们不能袖手旁观.

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Could you stand idle when the house was on fire?

房子着了火,你能袖手旁观 吗 ?

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In that case we will not look on with folded arms.

在这种情况下,我们不会袖手旁观.

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