"sit idly by" 怎么发音
expression
SIT EYED-lee BYE
sit EYED-lee BYE
释义
To watch something happen without taking any action to prevent it, especially when you could help or stop it.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsɪt/ /ˈaɪdɫi/ /ˈbaɪ
英式英语
sˈɪt/ /ˈaɪdli/ /bˈaɪ
简化发音
美式
SIT EYED-lee BYE
英式
sit EYED-lee BYE
语境中听
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?