中英成语俚语800对179:裹足不前

时间:2016-06-30 12:27:19

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  裹足不前
 
  fight shy of.
  at a standstill.
  drag one's heels.
  eg:the shy girl hung back and refused to participate in the contest.
  中英俚语俗语来源:李斯 ·谏逐客书:“使天下之士,退而不敢西向,裹足不人秦。”
  同义词:停滞不前 get bogged down.
  反义词:争先恐后 the devil take the hindmost.

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