汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 寸步难行
寸步难行 (寸步難行)
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
Describes difficulty in walking / It is also a metaphor for the difficult situation
亦作"寸步难移"。 形容行动极为困难。 喻处境极其艰难,什么事也做不成。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

没有秘书我简直寸步难行

I just can't get along without a secretary.

咱们离开了群众,就寸步难行啊!

Without the masses we can't move a step.

所以安保公司在这些地方是寸步难行

So the security companies are tied up.

起初,瀑布飞流、枯木横道,我几乎是寸步难行

At first, from the waterfalls and number of dead trees, I could hardly crawl along;

可是一把椅子拦住了她的路,让她寸步难行

The chair was stuck to her and she could hardly walk.

稀薄的空气、浓雾、技术奇差的驾驶员使墨西哥城中的自行车手们寸步难行

THIN air, thick smog and bad drivers make Mexico City hard going for cyclists.