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单词 bystander
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bystander
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n

Someone who observes an event without taking part in it is a bystander. The police may want to interview any bystanders who witnessed a robbery, to get a description of the robber.
A bystander does exactly what the word describes: they stand by, watching what's happening but not participating. You'll often hear the phrase "innocent bystander." For example, a newspaper might report on a fight breaking out after a football game, resulting in injuries to innocent bystanders. Before this word was coined around 1610, stander-by was common.
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bystander: bystanders
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Mehmet Dag, 22, was passing by the club and saw the suspect shoot at a police officer and a bystander.
Time(Jan 01, 2017)
Sellinger tried to steal the motorcycle from a 70-year-old man and was trying to choke him before bystanders intervened, authorities said.
Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)
Police say a bystander found 25-year-old Antoinios Butler around midnight Friday, lying face down in a street near a shopping center.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
n a nonparticipant spectator
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looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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