"look on" in Chinese (Simplified)

旁观观看（不参与）

Definition

观看一件事或某种情况，但不参与其中。

常指人在现场但不参与，可能带有“袖手旁观”的语气；不要和 'look for'（寻找）或 'look at'（看）混淆。'look on as...' 是另一个常见结构，含义不同。

Many people looked on as the firemen worked.

许多人在消防员工作时**旁观**。

They just looked on and did nothing.

他们仅仅**旁观**，什么也没做。

I could only look on as my friend argued.

我只能**旁观**，看着我的朋友争论。

All we could do was look on while the team lost the game.

我们只能**旁观**，看着球队输掉比赛。

He hates to just look on when someone needs help.

他讨厌在有人需要帮助时只**旁观**。

Sometimes, all you can do is look on and hope for the best.

有时候，你所能做的只是**旁观**，然后希望一切顺利。