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Meaning of 畏首畏尾

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畏 wèi 首 shǒu 畏 wèi 尾 wěi
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing
Example Sentences
1
在过去的
15年
中
,
日本银行遏制通胀的努力常常畏首畏尾
。
Its efforts to cure deflation over the past 15 years have too often been timid.
2
有迹象表明
,
欧洲百姓对这点的了解强于他们畏首畏尾的领导人
。
There are signs that Europeans understand this better than their timid leaders.
3
萨拉班克先生说
,
“
员工不应在试图改善办公环境这个问题上畏首畏尾
。
”
"Workers should not hold back from trying to improve their office environment," Mr Sallabank said.
4
印度和巴西不再畏首畏尾
,
承认国有银行应该有助于抵消经济周期的影响
。
In India and Brazil it is no longer retrograde to argue that state-controlled banks should help counteract the economic cycle.
5
但是
,
墨守陈规
、
维护狭隘利益以及决策畏首畏尾的时代无疑已成为过去
。
But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed.