およびごし

[及び腰] ¶→及び腰の

及び腰
bent back
indecisive attitude

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およびごし【及び腰】

¶ → 及び腰の

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およびごし【及び腰】

〔へっぴり腰〕 a bent [an unsteady] posture; 〔自信に欠ける様子〕 diffidence; timidity; timorousness; faint-[half-]heartedness.

●彼は及び腰で棚からその本を取ろうとした. Bending forward from the waist, he reached out to take the book from the shelf.

・そんな及び腰でこの問題が解決できるのか. You think the problem can be solved with such a half-hearted approach?

・及び腰でその犬に近づいた. I approached the dog diffidently [hesitantly, timorously].

●いざ計画が具体化しはじめると彼は急に及び腰になった. When it was time to actually put the plan into action, he suddenly got cold feet.

●彼は官僚の汚職摘発になぜか及び腰だ. For some reason, when it comes to excising corruption in the bureaucracy, he grows very timid.