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- 观望
观望
guān wàng
Meaning
- to wait and see
- to watch from the sidelines
- to look around
- to survey
Definition
指怀着犹豫不定的心情观察事态的发展。
To wait and see; to observe the situation with hesitation or indecision.
Usage
常用于描述在做出决定或采取行动之前,先观察情况、不急于行动的状态。
Often used to describe a state of observing the situation without taking immediate action, usually before making a decision.
Examples
- 1 在房价下跌时,许多购房者选择观望,等待更好的时机。(Many homebuyers chose to wait and see when housing prices fell, waiting for a better opportunity.)
- 2 对于这项新政策,企业界普遍持观望态度。(The business community generally adopts a wait-and-see attitude towards this new policy.)
- 3 他站在一旁观望,不参与争吵。(He stood by and watched, not joining the argument.)
- 4 投资者在股市动荡时往往选择观望。(Investors often choose to sit on the sidelines during stock market volatility.)
- 5 面对不确定的未来,他决定暂时观望。(Facing an uncertain future, he decided to wait and see for now.)
- 6 观望并不是懦弱,而是谨慎的表现。(Waiting and seeing is not cowardice, but a sign of caution.)
- 7 她观望了一阵子才决定加入这个项目。(She observed for a while before deciding to join the project.)
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