marking time in place march on the spot
I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.
我要么原地踏步直到获得晋升(这看来得是几年以后的事了),要么改变现在正做的事情。
—— 柯林斯例句The officer made the soldiers mark time as a punishment.
那位军官让士兵们原地踏步以示惩罚。
—— 辞典例句For months, I still stand and make no progress.
几个月来, 我原地踏步,毫无进展。
—— 给力词典精选Others are in progress, and I just marking time.
别人都在进步, 只有我在原地踏步。
—— 给力词典精选We had marked time for five minutes before the general came.
将军来之前,我们原地踏步已有五分钟。
—— 给力词典精选