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Meaning of 隔岸观火

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隔 gé 岸 àn 观 guān 火 huǒ (Trad.: 隔岸觀火)
to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
而英国人只是在隔岸观火
,
听取灾情的报导
。
The English nation merely sees the fire and hears the report of the explosion;
2
法国人对大西洋彼岸的窘境隔岸观火我并不介意
。
I would not mind any of this if the French did not keep harping on with malicious glee about how tough things are across the Atlantic.
3
这位国防部长要说的是
,
许多隔岸观火的人所发出的指责纯粹是无稽之谈
。
This was the Defence Secretary's theme, that the allegations made by many from a comfortable distance are just plain false.
4
但是时常被视为远离公众视线的有组织犯罪仍然可以高枕无忧
,
隔岸观火
。
But organised crime, often hidden from public view, may well continue to take a back seat to more obvious nuisances.
5
在这场战争中
,
有一个群体似乎是隔岸观火
,
自得自乐
,
它们就是漫画书店
。
One group is watching the tablet war with a certain detached amusement: comic book stores.