趑趄不前zī jū bù qiánhalt in hesitation; hesitate to advance
❍ 可是，刚一走近当铺那重大门的石门框跟前，看到那门上挂有一盏红灯，同时又听到内面的一片欢笑声，因而他又迟疑趑趄不前进……(李六如《六十年的变迁》I—126) Then when he was actually standing in front of the large shop’s stone-arched gate with a red lamp hanging from its lintel,and could clearly hear the happy laughter of people inside the house,he halted again in hesitation. 趑趄不前zī jū bù qián趑趄：行走困难，不能向前进行。形容有所顾虑，犹豫不进。hesitate to go or not, hesitate to advance |