汉英词典
MEANING OF 瞻前顾后
瞻前顾后
(瞻前顧後)
to look forward and back / to consider prudently / overcautious
瞻 Look forward / 顾 look back / Take a look at the front and look at the back / Considering careful care before describing things / Also describes too much concern, hesitate
瞻向前看；顾回头看。看看前面，又看看后面。形容做事之前考虑周密慎重。也形容顾虑太多，犹豫不决。
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不要瞻前顾后， 畏首畏尾。 甩开膀子干吧! Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead! | ||
做事要瞻前顾后，不要这样鲁莽。 Look before you leap. Don't be so foolhardy. | ||
她说，帕潘德里欧瞻前顾后，如果他不怕的话，他就会有不同的做法。 She believes Papandreou is afraid. She adds that if he were not afraid, he would have done things differently. | ||
中国人做事前总是会想别人对自己的看法，做任何事情都要瞻前顾后，觉得人言可畏。 Chinese people always think twice before action for the view of other people, being indecisive to, do anything, feeling the arguments in the shadows terrible. | ||
对于宏图伟业，我们不能因为眼见得目标渺茫，惟恐其困难多多，就瞻前顾后，疑虑重重。 Great undertakings are not to be brooded over, lest their difficulty when seen causes despair. | ||
