The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。Don't just sit back and let it happen.不要坐视不理，听之任之。He had always had difficulty leaving questions unanswered.他从不愿意对问题坐视不理。I'm not excusing him for what he did.对他所做的事，我不会坐视不理的。