to sit back
[phrase form: sit]
01
放松, 舒服地坐着
to relax and make oneself comfortable in a sitting position
Intransitive
例子
The audience sat back and enjoyed the show.
观众坐下来放松并享受了表演。
He sat back in his armchair and read the newspaper.
他放松地坐在扶手椅上读报纸。
02
袖手旁观, 什么都不做
to be indifferent about something that is happening
Intransitive
例子
The government is sitting back and doing nothing about the cost of living crisis.
政府袖手旁观，对生活成本危机无所作为。
The shareholders sat back and let the CEO run the company into the ground.
股东们袖手旁观，让CEO把公司搞得一塌糊涂。
