举步

The shipping industry had become a lame duck.

航运业已经举步维艰。

I floundered around trying to decide what I ought to do next.

我举步维艰，不知道下一步该做什么。

The business has had a bumpy ride over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now.

公司在过去十二个月里举步维艰，不过现在利润又开始增长了。

Businesses fret that this will lead to thousands of local referenda each year and make it dauntingly tough for anyone to build a new office, factory or theme park.

商界担心此举会致每年数千次的地方性投票，任何人想要建造一个新办公室、工厂、或主题公园都将在重重投票的震慑面前举步维艰。