كيف تنطق "sit idly by"
expression
SIT EYED-lee BYE
sit EYED-lee BYE
التعريف
To watch something happen without taking any action to prevent it, especially when you could help or stop it.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsɪt/ /ˈaɪdɫi/ /ˈbaɪ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈɪt/ /ˈaɪdli/ /bˈaɪ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SIT EYED-lee BYE
بريطاني
sit EYED-lee BYE
استمع في السياق
We cannot sit idly by and watch them suffer.
You shouldn't sit idly by when someone needs help.
The teacher refused to sit idly by during the bullying.
How can you just sit idly by while all this is happening?