PHRASAL VERB (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. (对错误或违法的事情)坐视不理，作壁上观
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We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away. [VERB PREP.]
我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。
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The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by. [VERB PREP.]
消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。