"sit idly by" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 袖手旁觀

Definition

在能夠協助或阻止時，對事情發生袖手旁觀，不採取任何行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於批評別人消極、沒有採取行動，尤其涉及社會問題或正義。多見於書面或較正式場合，也可口語使用。

Examples

We cannot sit idly by and watch them suffer.

我們不能**袖手旁觀**，看著他們受苦。

You shouldn't sit idly by when someone needs help.

當有人需要幫助時，你不應該**袖手旁觀**。

The teacher refused to sit idly by during the bullying.

老師拒絕在霸凌時**袖手旁觀**。

How can you just sit idly by while all this is happening?

你怎麼能在這一切發生時還**袖手旁觀**？

They watched the company collapse but just sat idly by.

他們看著公司倒閉卻只是**袖手旁觀**。

If you sit idly by, things will only get worse.

如果你**袖手旁觀**，事情只會變得更糟。