sit on the fence

sit on the fence

美 　英

• v.保持中立；持观望态度
• 网络骑墙；脚踩两只船；固守中立

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英汉解释

v.	1. 保持中立; 持观望态度

英英解释

v.	1. to refuse to support either side in an argument

例句

Scarlet smiled at him, spoke to him kindly, but never asked him to sit on the fence in the front yard, where all the other boys posed.

斯佳丽曾对他微笑并偶尔和善地跟他聊天，但从来不叫他像其他男孩一样坐在前院的围栏上。

He considered that it was better for him to sit on the fence during the quarrel.

他认为在这场争吵中自己还是保持中立为好。

We must not sit on the fence and ask the US to think twice before opening fire - just because terrorists are far away from us.

我们绝不能抱隔岸观火的心态，以为恐怖分子远在天边，要求美国在开火之前三思而行。

He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.

开会时他往往持观望态度。

The liberals prefer to sit on the fence while the other parties fight it out.

自由党宁可抱骑墙态度，坐待其他党派去斗争到底。

You who chose to sit on the fence will realize soon enough that there is no fence underneath you anymore.

你们那些选择坐在栅栏上（旁观）的人会明白很快在你的屁股下就没有栅栏了。

You can only sit on the fence for so long.

保持中立可只能是一会儿。

Even now, many are still worried about "saying the wrong things" on non-political issues, preferring instead, to sit on the fence .

时至今日，许多非政治性的意见或谈话，人们也因“怕错”而不敢表达，采取靠边站观望态度。

Twitter does have enough cash now to execute on a revenue plan and outlast acquirers who like to sit on the fence.

Twitter现在的确有足够的现金执行一个盈利计划，和那些脚踏两只船的收购者奉陪到底。

Indeed, it can be better to take a bad decision and correct it later than procrastinate and sit on the fence.

事实上，做出错误的决定以后再改正可能也比犹豫不决、进退失据要好。

Sooner or later you'll have to come down on one side or the other; you can't just sit on the fence.

你迟早会倒向这边或那边，不能只是采取骑墙态度。

In order not to offend either of them, I prefer to sit on the fence.

为了不冒犯他们其中任何一人，我选择保持中立。

We'd better sit on the fence on this question.

在这个问题上，我们最好保持中立。

You can't sit on the fence forever , or both parties will give you up .

你不能老当骑墙派，不然两派都要将你拒之门外。

how we used to sit on the fence and wait for her

我们是怎样习惯坐在篱笆上等待她的到来呢。