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derogsit by and watch; watch the fighting from the rampart; be an onlooker (or bystander)
她们吵得不可开交,你要去制止,不能作壁上观。
They are quarrelling fiercely. You should go and stop them rather than sit and watch.
中国公司几个月来作壁上观,静待大宗商品价格企稳。
For months, China Inc sat on its hands, waiting for commodity prices to settle.
受到未来几年预期赤字的限制,财政政策只能作壁上观。
Fiscal policy is sidelined by the deficits projected for the years ahead.
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