look on

US /lʊk ɑːn/
UK /lʊk ɑːn/
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1.

旁观, 袖手旁观

to watch something happen without becoming involved in it

:
Many people just looked on as the accident happened.
许多人只是旁观着事故的发生。
I couldn't just look on while he struggled.
我不能只是袖手旁观,看着他挣扎。
2.

看作, 认为

to consider or think of someone or something in a particular way

:
He looks on his students as his own children.
学生看作自己的孩子。
Many people look on this period as a golden age.
许多人这个时期看作黄金时代。