抱残守缺 meaning in English
be an anachronism; be a stickler for ancient ways and things; cherish the outmoded [the old] and preserve the outworn -- to be conservative; cling to bygone values [dreams]; retain what is old and outworn; stick to (the remnants of) outmoded [outdated] ways [things] -- unwilling to accept new things; hang on to the outmoded
Examples
- Otherwise , the only result must be that one lose the vitality and be washed out from the market
如果夜郎自大，坐井观天，或是固步自封，抱残守缺，就会丧失生命力，被淘汰出局。 - Kristina : what ! i can ' t believe it . what ' s wrong with them ? i ' ll bet they ' re a bunch of out - of - date old men who want to hang on to the past
克莉斯汀娜：什么！真是难以置信。他们脑袋有什么毛病？我想，他们一定是一群思想陈腐的老头，一味抱残守缺。