畏缩不前

畏缩不前 [wèi suō bù qián]

1. ■ hesitate to press forward; draw timidly back; flinch from; hang back in face of danger; recoil in fear; shrink because of fear:

对做某事畏缩不前 recoil from doing sth.;

在困难面前怎能畏缩不前呢? How could we hesitate to press forward in the face of difficulties?