ph.
1. We can''t just sit by while these people break the law.
我们不能坐视这些人违犯法律。
夜生活
A：Where would you prefer to sit?
您想坐哪儿？
B：I’d like to sit (in the front/ by the window/ in the smoking section).
我想坐在（前排/靠窗/吸烟区）。
1. 袖手旁观：sit back 放松,休息 | sit by 袖手旁观 | sit for (准备)参加(考试)
2. 袖手旁观, 无动于衷：902. be similar to sth. 与...相似 | 903. sit by . 袖手旁观, 无动于衷 | 904. sit up late深夜不睡
3. sit by的翻译
3. 无动于衷：sit back 不采取行动 | sit by 无动于衷 | sit crosslegged 打坐
4. 坐在...旁边：Don't sit by the grill, come to help us! 你别总是坐在烧烤架子旁边, 过来帮帮我们! | sit by 坐在...旁边 | by air 乘坐飞机
1. (对错误或违法的事情)坐视不理，作壁上观
If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
e.g. We can''t just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。
e.g. The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.
消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。
verb
1. be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
e.g. Don''t just sit by while your rights are violated!
Synonym: sit back