| 释义 |
前怕狼， 后怕虎 [- pà lánɡ hòu pà hǔ]fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; be full of fears; be anxious about a possible wolf in front and a possible tiger behind; extreme doubt, caution or hesitancy arising from fear of doing wrong, making errors or blunders, etc.; be overcome by scrupulosities; be reduced to inaction by over-caution; fear (vicious) dragons ahead and (fierce) tigers behind; hesitate in doing something: •¶ 要大胆试验， 不要前怕狼， 后怕虎。 We must make the experiment boldly and must not “fear wolves ahead and tigers behind”. |