sit out

1. 1.

   To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.

   拒绝参与,尤指拒绝跳舞

2. 2.

   To await the cessation of, without taking part.

   等待(某事)结束,不参与其中

3. 3.

   To be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.

   在牌局进行中离开牌桌,自动下强制注,并在行动时弃掉每手牌

4. 4.

   To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.

   探身到帆船迎风侧以抵消风力对帆的影响

5. 5.

   To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.

   俯卧时摆动双腿成坐姿以挣脱压制

等待(某事)结束,不参与其中；在牌局进行中离开牌桌,自动下强制注,并在行动时弃掉每手牌；探身到帆船迎风侧以抵消风力对帆的影响；俯卧时摆动双腿成坐姿以挣脱压制；袖手旁观

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