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单词 bystander
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Definition of bystander in English:

bystander

noun ˈbʌɪstandəˈbaɪˌstændər
  • A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

    water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps this is not an unusual event, but this incident has extra urgency - a bystander says he is carrying a gun.
    • The road had not been closed and bystanders gathered to watch the events unfold.
    • In fact, Michael even helps out an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
    • Don't think for a minute that management is an innocent bystander in all of this.
    • Military officials have said the order to strike again would not have been given had many bystanders been present.
    • As she stood on the platform, two helpful bystanders pointed out that she had misspelled liar.
    • It is also the bystanders who watch the incidents of bullying and do nothing to stop them.
    • Even organic products may kill these innocent bystanders if not used carefully.
    • He found the account of the trial that proved her an innocent bystander, since she was a minor.
    • The place was surrounded by the police and the crowd of bystanders discussed the events.
    • What about an innocent bystander who knows something but isn't actually carrying out an attack?
    • It is blatantly unethical to wreak vengeance upon innocent bystanders.
    • The plaintiffs draw two distinctions between their position and that of spectators or bystanders.
    • The innocent bystanders ran out the door of the tavern, including the bar tender.
    • If bystanders are present, get them to phone for an ambulance at once.
    • When these agents came on the scene, they gassed the innocent bystanders outside.
    • Most striking about the photos is the presence of participants and bystanders.
    • There's even a scene where a giant watermelon is menacingly thrust at an innocent bystander.
    • Several bystanders witnessed the incident and said that the appellant appeared calm afterwards.
    • Yet you are given the impression that the author was an innocent bystander to events which were supposed to have been under his control.
    Synonyms
    onlooker, passer-by, non-participant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, looker-on, sightseer, watcher, viewer, gaper
    informal gawper, rubberneck
    literary beholder
 
 

Definition of bystander in US English:

bystander

nounˈbaɪˌstændərˈbīˌstandər
  • A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

    water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Military officials have said the order to strike again would not have been given had many bystanders been present.
    • The plaintiffs draw two distinctions between their position and that of spectators or bystanders.
    • It is also the bystanders who watch the incidents of bullying and do nothing to stop them.
    • The innocent bystanders ran out the door of the tavern, including the bar tender.
    • Most striking about the photos is the presence of participants and bystanders.
    • The road had not been closed and bystanders gathered to watch the events unfold.
    • What about an innocent bystander who knows something but isn't actually carrying out an attack?
    • It is blatantly unethical to wreak vengeance upon innocent bystanders.
    • Several bystanders witnessed the incident and said that the appellant appeared calm afterwards.
    • He found the account of the trial that proved her an innocent bystander, since she was a minor.
    • Even organic products may kill these innocent bystanders if not used carefully.
    • As she stood on the platform, two helpful bystanders pointed out that she had misspelled liar.
    • Don't think for a minute that management is an innocent bystander in all of this.
    • When these agents came on the scene, they gassed the innocent bystanders outside.
    • In fact, Michael even helps out an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
    • The place was surrounded by the police and the crowd of bystanders discussed the events.
    • Perhaps this is not an unusual event, but this incident has extra urgency - a bystander says he is carrying a gun.
    • There's even a scene where a giant watermelon is menacingly thrust at an innocent bystander.
    • Yet you are given the impression that the author was an innocent bystander to events which were supposed to have been under his control.
    • If bystanders are present, get them to phone for an ambulance at once.
    Synonyms
    onlooker, passer-by, non-participant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, looker-on, sightseer, watcher, viewer, gaper
 
 
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