踌躇不前 meaning in English
hang back; hesitate to move forward; hesitate to take [make] a move
Examples
- These difficulties, these differences, should not deter us .
这些困难和差异不应该使我们踌躇不前。 - He was a tenacious beast. on the very ladder he lingered .
他这死不甘心的家伙，在舷梯上踌躇不前了。 - There is an account of their hesitation to receive him when they saw him approaching .
有一个记载说当他们看见他走近时，踌躇不前，不愿迎接他。 - Such a program had perhaps served a useful purpose at one time, but it was now the chief intellectual stumbling block .
这样一个纲领，也许一度起过积极作用，但现在它是使知识界踌躇不前的主要障碍。 - I asked him to come with us , but he hung back
我约他和我们一道去,但他踌躇不前。