wait passively for disaster or death
就是坐以待毙
It’s simply waiting to die.
— 白蛇：缘起 (2019)
但我们不能坐以待毙啊！
But we can't just sit around and wait for things to happen!
— 虎胆龙威 (1988)
我只是不想坐以待毙
I just don't want to sit around and wait for things to happen.
— 大逃杀 (2000)
我们不会就这样坐以待毙
We won’t just sit around and wait for our fate.
— 女巫 (2016)
坐以待毙吗？
Are we just going to sit around and wait to die?
— 调音师 (2018)
不能坐以待毙
We can't just sit around and wait for death.
— 美国黑帮 (2007)
我们得离开这里我不要坐以待毙！
We have to get out of here. I refuse to just sit around and wait for death!
— 绝境盟约 (2023)