汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 裹足不前
裹足不前
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
裹 Wrap around / Stopped, as if the feet were entangled
裹缠。停步不前,好象脚被缠住了一样。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

汤姆总是裹足不前

Tom always gets cold feet.

我总是裹足不前

I always get cold feet.

天使裹足不前,愚人轻举妄动。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

许多组织仍裹足不前

Many organizations are still dragging their feet on it.

对应尽的责任我决不会裹足不前

From a just responsibility I will never shrink.

你的臭钱,那是不能让我裹足不前的。

All your money won't stop me.

忧郁的性格和对男人的不信任使她裹足不前

Melancholy and mistrust of men hold her back.

其他厂商懵懵懂懂、裹足不前的时候,他们在锐意改进车辆的技术。

They moved forward with the technology in their vehicles while the other manufacturers slept and woke up with their hands out.

此时此刻,除了那个依然以婚姻状况定义女性价值的心理障碍,已经没有什么能够让中国女性裹足不前了。

Unfortunately, there’s still this problem of a society which defines women by marital status.

约翰的疑神疑鬼让他终身受苦,他经常因为害怕背叛而裹足不前,结果丧失了趁热打铁的大好机会。

John's paranoia would overwhelm him, and instead of striking while the iron was hot, he would hesitate for fear of betrayal.