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English translation for "抱残守缺"

 
be an anachronism; be a stickler for ancient ways and things; cherish the outmoded [the old] and preserve the outworn -- to be conservative; cling to bygone values [dreams]; retain what is old and outworn; stick to (the remnants of) outmoded [outdated] ways [things] -- unwilling to accept new things; hang on to the outmoded
Example Sentences:
1.Otherwise , the only result must be that one lose the vitality and be washed out from the market
如果夜郎自大,坐井观天,或是固步自封,抱残守缺,就会丧失生命力,被淘汰出局。
2.Kristina : what ! i can ' t believe it . what ' s wrong with them ? i ' ll bet they ' re a bunch of out - of - date old men who want to hang on to the past
克莉斯汀娜:什么!真是难以置信。他们脑袋有什么毛病?我想,他们一定是一群思想陈腐的老头,一味抱残守缺
Similar Words:
"抱病在家" English translation, "抱不良企图" English translation, "抱不平" English translation, "抱不平的" English translation, "抱不切实际的想法" English translation, "抱惭含羞" English translation, "抱柴禾" English translation, "抱成一团" English translation, "抱持对方" English translation, "抱持后拆散" English translation