English translation for "袖手旁观"

[ xiùshǒupángguān ] 
put the hands in the sleeves and look on -- to have nothing to do with a thing; fold one's arms and look on; look on and do nothing; look on unconcerned [indifferently; without taking any action]; not to lift [stir] a finger; not to lift [raise] a hand; praise the sea, but stay on land.; remain an indifferent [idle] spectator; sit back and watch; stand aside [by]; stand by idly; stand by [look on] with folded arms; stand idle; stand watching; watch indifferently without lending a hand (in ...)

Related Translations:

安能袖手旁观:  how can one stand by and do nothing

我们只会袖手旁观:  we don't give a helping hand

Example Sentences:

	1.	We can't sit by and let it go on . 我们不能袖手旁观，不能任其自流。
	2.	I just can't bear britain in decline . 我不能看着英国日益衰败而袖手旁观。
	3.	He can't make nothing of it . 他不能袖手旁观。
	4.	Mr. bennet, in equal silence, was enjoying the scene . 班纳特先生同样没做声，站在那儿袖手旁观。
	5.	The ships of the athenians and their allies sulked unhelpfully . 雅典人及其同盟军的船只袖手旁观。
	6.	How can you stand by and let him treat his dog like that ? 他那样虐待他那只狗，你怎么能袖手旁观呢？
	7.	Generad saw by this that his friends were not idle . 通过这一事实，杰勒德看出他的朋友们并没有袖手旁观。
	8.	In the end, which was later the same day, andrew decided he could only do what everyone else was doing-nothing . 最后，当天晚些时候，安德鲁得出结论，他只能像其他人那样-袖手旁观。

Similar Words：

"袖山弧线" English translation, "袖山头高" English translation, "袖深线" English translation, "袖手傍观" English translation, "袖手不管" English translation, "袖手旁观，支持" English translation, "袖手政策" English translation, "袖套" English translation, "袖套，套筒" English translation, "袖套杉属" English translation