"sit on your hands" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 袖手旁觀
• 什麼都不做

Definition

有意什麼都不做，特別是當你本可以幫助或採取行動時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個非正式成語，常用來批評他人不採取行動或推卸責任。多出現在負面或令人沮喪的情境：如『經理袖手旁觀』。

Examples

When the children were fighting, the teacher sat on her hands.

孩子們打架時，老師**袖手旁觀**。

Don’t sit on your hands if you see someone in trouble.

如果你看到有人遇到麻煩，不要**袖手旁觀**。

The government can’t sit on its hands while prices rise.

政府不能在價格上漲時**袖手旁觀**。

I won’t just sit on my hands if I know I can make a difference.

如果我知道我能有所作為，我不會**袖手旁觀**。

Too many people sit on their hands and hope someone else will fix things.

太多人**袖手旁觀**，希望別人來解決問題。

She refused to sit on her hands while her team struggled.

在她的團隊遇到困難時，她拒絕**袖手旁觀**。