按兵不动
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 22:16:49
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第228页（451字）
①暂时不行动，观望时机，例大本营受困，情况危急，他却按兵不动，显然另有图谋。
In spite of the supreme headquarters being surrounded and the situation critical，he played a waiting game．Obviously，he had another scheme up his sleeve．
②接受任务后不肯行动，例接到上级的指示后，大家都开始动工了，你怎么还按兵不动?
Look!You know orders have come from above to act and all of us have started．Why are you sitting around and doing nothing?