汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
隔岸观火 (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)
Watching people catch fire across the river / It is an analogy of not asking for help in the dangers of others and watching the excitement on the sidelines
观望 旁观 袖手旁观 坐视 冷眼旁观 作壁上观 坐山观虎斗
身临其境 唇亡齿寒 见义勇为
比喻见人有危难不援助而采取看热闹的态度。
隔 gé 岸 àn 观 (觀) guān/guàn 火 huǒ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

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;

我选择隔岸观火的原因是，你不爱我。

I choose to watch is the reason, you didn't love me.

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.

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.

然而在混乱局面也有一些表现英勇的市民英雄，他们不只是站在隔岸观火的旁观者。

But in the confusion there were some modest signs of civic heroism, of bystanders who did not just stand by.

以色列正隔岸观火，它坚定了殖民政策，拒绝与巴拉斯坦人一体化，也搁置了奥巴马的提议。

And Israel is watching this upheaval and hardening its colonial policies, refusing integration with the Palestinians and shelving Barack Obama’s propositions.

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