裹足不前停步不前好像脚被缠住了一样(多指有顾忌)例天下智谋之士闻而自疑，将裹足不前，主公谁与定天下乎？——《三国演义》英be at a standstill; hang a leg; hesitate to proceed;[查看详情]

固步自封比喻安于现状不求改善。例大多数成年人固步自封。英refuse to make progress; stand still and cease to move a step forward; be ultraconservative and selfsatisfied with old practices;亦作“故步自封”例我们不能固步自封夜郎自大，有了一点成绩就沾沾自喜。[查看详情]

故步自封故步：旧时行步的方法。遵行旧时的步法而封闭自限。喻墨守成规不求进步。英confine oneself to the old method; stand still and cease to move a step forward;[查看详情]

骑虎难下比喻做事中途遇到困难又不能停止进退两难。例今之时势义无旋踵，骑虎之势，可得下乎？——南朝宋何法盛《晋中兴书》英have no way to back down;[查看详情]

寸步难行原义是步履艰难或是受到限制而难以行动。现在常用来比喻缺少某种条件而无法开展工作。例虽然有了设备有了经费，如果缺少技术人员还是寸步难行。英walk with difficulty;[查看详情]

畏葸不前畏惧胆怯不敢前进。[查看详情]

瞻前顾后看看前面再看看后面，指办事考虑细致周密也指顾虑太多，犹豫不定。英look ahead and behind—be overcautious and indecisive;[查看详情]

畏缩不前表示由于恐惧、震惊或憎恶而后退。例他是这样地怕蛇以致见到它就本能地畏缩不前。英recoil in fear; hang back in face of danger; hesitate to press forward;[查看详情]

畏首畏尾形容做事胆小多所猜忌顾虑畏缩不前。英be full of misgivings; be frightened all over; be over-cautious;[查看详情]

一落千丈原形容琴声由高而低突然变化。现作下降得很利害用来形容声誉、地位或经济状况急剧下降。英drop many metres in one fall; suffer a disastrous decline;[查看详情]