Chinese Word: 束手束脚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to be too concerned to act (idiom)

1		nà wèi 那位 xiān sheng 先生 zài 在 gōng zuò 工作 zhōng 中 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚。 The gentleman is overcautious in his work.
2		ér 而 yí dàn 一旦 fàng qì 放弃 zhè xiē 这些 shǒu duàn 手段 gè guó 各国 zài 在 fǎn kǒng 反恐 shí 时 jiù 就 huì 会 xiǎn de 显得 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚。 To eschew such tools is to fight terrorism with one hand tied behind your back.
3		duì yú 对于 nà xiē 那些 wěn dìng 稳定 jīng jì 经济 què 却 ràng 让 tā men 他们 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚 de 的 jiān guǎn 监管， tā men 他们 bìng bù 并不 xū yào 需要。 They don' t want regulations that would stabilize the economy but cramp their style.
4		xiǎo xíng 小型 qǐ yè 企业 zé 则 bèi 被 bèi 被 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚， tā men 它们 gǔ lì 鼓励 “ fù zhì 复制 ” ér 而 fēi 非 “ chuàng xīn 创新 ” 。 And the small-business sector is wrapped in cotton wool, encouraging "replicative" rather than "innovative" behaviour.
5		ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 shuō 说 tā 他 lǐ jiě 理解 qíng bào 情报 rén yuán 人员 yǒu shí 有时 gǎn dào 感到 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚， dàn 但 hái 还 dé 得 jì xù 继续 gōng zuò 工作。 Obama said he understood that intelligence officials must sometimes feel that they are working with one hand tied behind their backs.

1		nà wèi 那位 xiān sheng 先生 zài 在 gōng zuò 工作 zhōng 中 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚。 The gentleman is overcautious in his work.
2		ér 而 yí dàn 一旦 fàng qì 放弃 zhè xiē 这些 shǒu duàn 手段 gè guó 各国 zài 在 fǎn kǒng 反恐 shí 时 jiù 就 huì 会 xiǎn de 显得 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚。 To eschew such tools is to fight terrorism with one hand tied behind your back.
3		duì yú 对于 nà xiē 那些 wěn dìng 稳定 jīng jì 经济 què 却 ràng 让 tā men 他们 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚 de 的 jiān guǎn 监管， tā men 他们 bìng bù 并不 xū yào 需要。 They don' t want regulations that would stabilize the economy but cramp their style.
4		xiǎo xíng 小型 qǐ yè 企业 zé 则 bèi 被 bèi 被 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚， tā men 它们 gǔ lì 鼓励 “ fù zhì 复制 ” ér 而 fēi 非 “ chuàng xīn 创新 ” 。 And the small-business sector is wrapped in cotton wool, encouraging "replicative" rather than "innovative" behaviour.
5		ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 shuō 说 tā 他 lǐ jiě 理解 qíng bào 情报 rén yuán 人员 yǒu shí 有时 gǎn dào 感到 shù shǒu shù jiǎo 束手束脚， dàn 但 hái 还 dé 得 jì xù 继续 gōng zuò 工作。 Obama said he understood that intelligence officials must sometimes feel that they are working with one hand tied behind their backs.