sit out

英 [sɪt aʊt]

美 [sɪt aʊt]

（不采取行动）静等…结束，等到…结束

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (不采取行动)静等…结束，等到…结束
  If yousitsomethingout, you wait for it to finish, without taking any action.
  1. The only thing I can do is keep quiet and sit this one out...
     我唯一能做的就是保持沉默，等待这件事结束。
  2. He can afford to sit out the property slump.
     他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。

英英释义

verb

• endure to the end
• not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
  1. He sat out the game

双语例句

• The only thing I can do is keep quiet and sit this one out
  我唯一能做的就是保持沉默，等待这件事结束。
• Neither of these two birds like to sit out in the open.
  这两种莺都不喜欢出现在开阔的地方。
• How do you sit out here all night on the roof, in the cold.
  你是如何在楼顶上挨冻等待整晚。
• They'll most likely tell you to sit out for the day.
  他们极有可能让你做一天的观众。
• He'll sit out the next dance.
  下一个舞他不准备跳了。
• Would you mind if I sit out the next dance?
  下一个舞我不想跳，你不介意吧？
• But all you do is sit out here all day long buried underneath this damn car.
  可你现在只知道蹲在这里修这辆烂车。
• I think I'll sit out the rumba.
  我不想跳伦巴舞。
• Let all that candy sit out there.
  让糖果都待在那。
• Sometimes I like to sit out here at night.
  有时候我喜欢在晚上坐在外面。