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。
• You can sit by me.
  你可以坐在我旁边。
• 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。
• I sit by the form in the coffin.
  我坐在你的灵柩旁等。
• 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。
• We decided we'll all sit by you.
  我们决定都挨着哥哥坐。
• 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。
• All day long to sit by the door?
  整天坐在门口？
• Come and sit by me ( by my side).
  来，坐在我的旁边。
• Come here and sit by me.
  到这儿来，坐在我旁边。