置身

zhì shēn wài tǔ

置身外土

find oneself in the midst of a foreign people

zhì shēn yú xiǎn jìng

置身于险境

put one's head into the lion's mouth

zhì shēn qún zhòng zhī zhōng

置身群众之中

place oneself in the midst of the masses

yī gè yōu xiù de fǎ guān zài pàn àn shí yī dìng yào zhì shēn qí wài de kǎo lǜ shì shí

一个优秀的法官在判案时一定要置身其外地考虑事实。

A good judge must consider the facts of a case in a detached manner.

zhì shēn diàn tī shí shǐ wǒ yǒu yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

置身电梯时使我有幽闭恐惧症。

Being in elevators gives me claustrophobia.