◎ 斂步 liǎnbù
[hold one's steps and not go forward] 收住腳步,不再往前走

1.slow down one's steps; hesitate to advance further; hold back from going

停步不前。 南朝 梁 江淹 《待罪江南思北歸賦》：“虎踡跼而斂步，蛟躨跜而失穴。”