every step is painful;hard to move one’s feet; hard to walk; have difficulty walking; plod; trudge; walk with an effort; walk with difficulty
❍ 为什么开头这一场就如此～，而且看着被动？ (罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》164)Why had he found every step so painful and been on the defensive from the very outset step of this encounter?
步履维艰bù lǚ wéi jiān
维：语助词。行动很困难。walk with difficulty, dot and carry one, have difficulty walking, hard to work, plod, trodge