汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 止步不前
止步不前
standstill / halt / cease to advance / come to a halt
zhǐ bù/bú qián
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

它不象我们在这个问题的上的止步不前

It's not like we just stumbled upon this subject.

挑食的孩子、忙乱的生活方式以及控制开支都是她们“止步不前”的理由。

Fussy children, hectic lifestyles and keeping costs down were blamed for them being 'stuck in a rut'.

恐惧是反传统式思考中的一个主要障碍,它让普通人止步不前

Fear is a major impediment to thinking like an iconoclast and stops the average person in his tracks.

但事实是,我们中的很多人,包括我自己,都在畏惧中止步不前了。

But the truth is that many of us, myself included, are paralyzed by fear.