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Meaning of 冷眼旁观

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冷 lěng 眼 yǎn 旁 páng 观 guān (Trad.: 冷眼旁觀)
the cool eye of a bystander; a detached point of view
Example Sentences
1
他对人冷眼旁观
,
既不喜欢也不厌恶
。
He looked on people, and he neither liked nor disliked them.
2
我们是冷眼旁观
,
还是借助工程学找出可能的解决之道
?
这才是问题所在
。
The question is should we stand back and let it happen or look at possible ways to mitigate the effects through engineering?" he said.
3
星星是美的
,
可是他们什么事情都不能积极参与
,
他们永远只能冷眼旁观
。
Stars are beautiful, but they may not take an active part in anything, they must just look on for ever.
4
在充斥着冷嘲热讽的的社会中
,
青年人可以冷眼旁观并嘲讽道
,
‘
别人可以
,
我们为什么就不可以
?
In a society drenched with cynicism, young people can look at it and say, 'Why shouldn't we?
5
如果时代需要节俭
,
那就花五年时间去烤面包
,
去生儿育女
,
对同龄人走马灯般生活冷眼旁观
。
If the times call for retrenchment, devote five years of your life to baking bread, raising a son, and watching the wheels while your contemporaries are still riding upon the merry-go-round.