望而却步 (wàng ér què bù) — to flinch, to balk at, to shrink back from a challenge
Definition
Literally 'look and step back': to shrink back from a challenge the moment you see it — fear or awe stops you before you even try. Stronger than 害怕 (just feeling afraid); it implies giving up or hesitating to act.
idiom
to flinchto balk atto shrink back from a challenge
Examples
- 望而却步。Zhè ge jià gé ràng hěn duō rén wàng ér què bù.This price makes many people flinch.
- ，望而却步。Miàn duì rú cǐ fù zá de rèn wu, tā méi yǒu wàng ér què bù.Faced with such a complex task, he did not flinch.
- ，望而却步。Kùn nan zài dà, wǒ men yě bú yīng gāi wàng ér què bù.No matter how great the difficulty, we should not shrink back.
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