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Meaning of 袖手旁观

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袖 xiù 手 shǒu 旁 páng 观 guān (Trad.: 袖手旁觀)
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
Example Sentences
1
在这种情况下
,
不会有人袖手旁观的
。
No man could stand aside in such a condition.
2
我们还要袖手旁观多少时日呢
?
还是要让这样的恐惧继续下去
?
For how much longer will we stand by and let this horror continue?
3
当层层审查墙把一些人与人类大家庭隔离开来的时候
,
我们不能袖手旁观
。
We cannot stand by while people are separated from the human family by walls of censorship.
4
但是我们决不能袖手旁观
,
当一个暴君对他们民众说他将要格杀勿论的时候
”
。
But we can' t stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people that there will be no mercy.
5
当各国操纵货币来促进出口
,
导致全球经济的严重失调时
,
我们绝不能袖手旁观
。
We cannot stand by while countries manipulate currencies to promote exports, creating huge imbalances in the global economy.