汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 坐以待斃
坐以待斃 (坐以待毙)
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
Sit and wait to die / Describes that in extreme difficulties, not actively trying to find a way
亦作"坐而待毙"。 坐着等死。比喻遭遇危难而不采取积极的措施。语出三国蜀诸葛亮《后出师表》"然不伐贼,王业亦亡,惟坐而待亡,孰与伐之。"
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