do-nothing

How can one stand by and do nothing?

安能袖手旁观?

The British could do nothing directly to help the Austrians.

英国无法给奥地利人提供直接援助。

They therefore can do nothing good of themselves.

所以他们靠自己是什么好事也做不成的.

Gems unwrought can do nothing useful.

玉不琢,不成器.

There was nothing you could do, nothing any of us could do.

你帮不上什么忙,我们中的任何人也都无能为力.

We dislike those who talk big and do nothing.

我们不喜欢那种夸夸其谈,不干实事的人.

Those clothes do nothing for your street cred.

穿这几件衣服你就成老土了。

You can do nothing to him.

你奈何不了他.

The women and children could do nothing except eat during the journey.

在旅行中,女性和孩子能做的也只有吃东西了.

She professed that she could do nothing unaided.

她承认自己不能独立无助地做任何事.

He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.

他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法.

You do nothing else but feel sorry for yourself.

你就知道一味地为自己难过!

The non-drinking, non smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.

那名烟酒不沾的模特儿不应做任何对自己名声不利的事情。

At present I can do nothing but wait.

目前,我只好等待.

His terror was so great that he could do nothing.

他惊恐万分,以致什么事情也不能做了.