stick stubbornly to outdated ways; be conservative and resist improvement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
cling to outdated things; be conservative and resist improvement; stick stubbornly to the past
formalUsed to criticize people or organizations that are stubbornly conservative and refuse to adapt or improve.
Miàn面
duì对
xīn新
jì技
shù术
，
tā他
bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
，
jù拒
jué绝
xué学
xí习
。
Faced with new technology, he clings to outdated ways and refuses to learn.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
，
dǎo导
zhì致
qǐ企
yè业
zhú逐
jiàn渐
shī失
qù去
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
lì力
。
The management of this company stubbornly sticks to outdated practices, causing the enterprise to gradually lose its competitiveness.
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Bào抱
cán残
shǒu守
quē缺
de的
xīn心
tài态
shì是
wú无
fǎ法
zài在
kuài快
sù速
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
shí时
dài代
zhōng中
shēng生
cún存
de的
。
A mindset of clinging to the past cannot survive in an era of rapid development.