趑趄不前 meaning in English
hesitate to act or choose one's course; hesitate to advance; hesitating whether to go forward or not; hang back; hobble along
Examples
- For a time he struggled and covered his eyes .
在一段时间里，他趑趄不前，用手蒙上了眼睛。 - Now at the end of 1829, most medical practice was still strutting or shambling along the old paths .
现在到了1829年底，大部分医疗工作仍在老路上趑趄不前，固步自封。 - When pierre appeared in the doorway , she made a hurried movement , evidently in uncertainty whether to go to meet him , or to wait for him to come to her
当皮埃尔在门口露面时候，她心里慌张起来，十分明显，她趑趄不前，向他走过去呢，还是等他走过来。