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缩手缩脚

Vertalings in die woordeboek Sjinees - Engels

overcautious

adjektief

excessively cautious

voorbeelde

总而言之,人们意识到,这方面的倡议仍然缺乏魄力,缩手缩脚,工作组也多次显得办事效率不高。
In general terms, one realizes that initiatives in this regard are still timid, and that many times the workgroups show little effectiveness

危地马拉社会有两个特点,妨碍这一刑事立法在危地马拉适用:第一,危地马拉人认为上述行为是正常的男子文化的一部分,使得此类性行为方式难以消除;第二,社会对此类问题无动于衷,使得人们行使向主管当局举报的权利时缩手缩脚。
Two aspects of Guatemalan society have limited the application of this criminal legislation in Guatemala: first, such activities are seen by Guatemalans as a normal part of male culture, which makes it difficult to eliminate such sexist patterns of behaviour; secondly, people are inhibited by society’s indifference to the issues from exercising their right to complain about these activities to the competent bodies.

有谁真的相信在预料到利率下调后,消费者们会对开销支出缩手缩脚——商人们会延缓他们的投资呢?
Does anyone really believe consumers are holding back on spending —and businessmen postponing their investments—in anticipation of that next drop in interest rates?

今年年初,安理会缩手缩脚地处理了马达加斯加当时正在经历的危机。
At the beginning of this year, the Council very timidly addressed the crisis which Madagascar was experiencing at that time

我们必须避免陷入官僚主义、避免成为一个缩手缩脚的组织-- 因此,在必要时,我们必须具有变革和适应的明确性、勇气和决心。
We must avoid becoming a bureaucratic, timid organisation- therefore, when necessary, we must have the clarity, courage and determination to change and adapt

我们知道,《宪章》起草人在采用民主观点方面是缩手缩脚的。
We know how shy the drafters of the Charter were about the use of the idea of democracy.

但是,审议突出的另一个情况是,我们对投入和配置必要资源实现千年发展目标的态度不坚决,缩手缩脚。
Yet another fact that stands out sharply in the review is that our approach to the challenge to commit and deploy the necessary resources for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals has been half-hearted, timid and tepid.

在行动面前他从不缩手缩脚,但在此之前,他必会三思。
He would not be afraid to act, but he would be prepared to think first.

根据该报告,在动员国际社会方面迄今一直缩手缩脚。 应按照非洲各国领导人作出的努力和展示的认真态度进行动员工作。
As for the mobilization of the international community — so far timid, according to the report — it is desirable that it evolve along with the efforts and seriousness demonstrated by African leaders.

总而言之,人们意识到,这方面的倡议仍然缺乏魄力,缩手缩脚,工作组也多次显得办事效率不高。
In general terms, one realizes that initiatives in this regard are still timid, and that many times the workgroups show little effectiveness.

在这一方面,应该指出,许多人对于有利于健康的饮食的原则不甚了解,因为至少可以这样说,在提高对于这一问题的认识方面一直是缩手缩脚的。
In this connection it should be noted that large sections of the population are ill-informed about the principles of healthy eating, since efforts to raise awareness of this issue have been timid to say the least.

此外,还必须从穷国的发展伙伴在参与上缩手缩脚以及全球贸易条件让穷国处于劣势的这一背景来看待这一切。
In addition, all of that must be viewed against the backdrop of the all-too-timid engagement of their development partners and of global trade conditions that place them at a disadvantage

我们必须避免陷入官僚主义、避免成为一个缩手缩脚的组织—— 因此,在必要时,我们必须具有变革和适应的明确性、勇气和决心。
We must avoid becoming a bureaucratic, timid organisation – therefore, when necessary, we must have the clarity, courage and determination to change and adapt.

各国对于这一领域中的进展切不可缩手缩脚,因为唯一关注的问题是确立国际不法行为的后果,而不是对不法行为本身作出定义。
States must not be overcautious about moving forward in this area since the only concern is to establish the consequences of the international wrongful acts and not to provide a definition of the wrongful act itself.

此外,还必须从穷国的发展伙伴在参与上缩手缩脚以及全球贸易条件让穷国处于劣势的这一背景来看待这一切。
In addition, all of that must be viewed against the backdrop of the all-too-timid engagement of their development partners and of global trade conditions that place them at a disadvantage.

沙龙政府决定不与本应该派往杰宁的事实调查小组合作,该机构未能对这种决定作出反应,哪怕是缩手缩脚地作出反应。
That body has been unable to react, even timidly, to the decision of the Sharon Government not to cooperate with the fact-finding team to have been sent to Jenin

我们知道,《宪章》起草人在采用民主观点方面是缩手缩脚的。
We know how shy the drafters of the Charter were about the use of the idea of democracy

今年年初,安理会缩手缩脚地处理了马达加斯加当时正在经历的危机。
At the beginning of this year, the Council very timidly addressed the crisis which Madagascar was experiencing at that time.

根据该报告,在动员国际社会方面迄今一直缩手缩脚。 应按照非洲各国领导人作出的努力和展示的认真态度进行动员工作。
As for the mobilization of the international community- so far timid, according to the report- it is desirable that it evolve along with the efforts and seriousness demonstrated by African leaders

我们不能胆怯,从一开始就缩手缩脚,如在塞拉利昂。
We cannot be timid and handicap ourselves from the outset of this enterprise, as we did in Sierra Leone

沙龙政府决定不与本应该派往杰宁的事实调查小组合作,该机构未能对这种决定作出反应,哪怕是缩手缩脚地作出反应。
That body has been unable to react, even timidly, to the decision of the Sharon Government not to cooperate with the fact-finding team to have been sent to Jenin.

即使是最具创新性的组织仍然缩手缩脚, 像羚羊等待过河.
Even the most innovative organizations continue to be overcautious, like an antelope waiting to cross the river.

你失去动力和动机,当你意识到你已经缩手缩脚自己变成一个坏主意,你有工作你的脊椎断了一个小时便士工作.
You lose steam and motivation to work when you realize you have shortchanged yourself into a bad bargain where you have to work your spine off for pennies an hour.