| 释义 |
sit byTake no action in order to prevent something undesirable from occurring: I’m not going to sit by and let an innocent man go to jail...- I was sitting by with the kids as this scene came up, prepared to talk it over with them as necessary.
- What does it say when the Government sits by impotently when a star witness is gunned down in broad daylight on the Bulgarian Supreme Court steps?
- If he sits by and lets martial law happen without objecting strongly, his political career will be over.
See parent entry: sit |