抱住残缺的东西，不肯放弃。比喻因循守旧，不愿接受新事物。清江藩《汉学师承记·顾炎武》：“二君以瑰异之质，负经世之才…岂若抱残守缺之俗儒，寻章摘句之世士也哉。”
抱残守缺 [bào cán shǒu quē]
1. be an anachronism; be a stickler for ancient ways and things; cherish the outmoded [the old] and preserve the outworn -- to be conservative; cling to bygone values [dreams]; retain what is old and outworn; stick to (the remnants of) outmoded [outdated] ways [things] -- unwilling to accept new things; hang on to the outmoded见“抱残守阙”。
Anachronistic
说了多少遍了，后卫，后卫，后卫线不可，可佛氏照旧抱残守缺(Anachronistic)，抱着宁缺毋滥的心境，学会思考，头脑清晰，明白自己的渺小，切忌自我陶醉。
stickler for tradition
苟延残喘 in English, Dictiona... ... 保残守缺 conservative, to preserve the outmoded 抱残守缺 stickler for tradition 不苟 not lax, not casual, careful, conscientious ...
be conservative
be conservative
口攒肚存的结果是你只能抱残守缺，到头来自己也成了明日黄花。
The problem with hoarding is that you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you'll become stale.
但有些人会把他的才华埋在泥地里，并坚持抱残守缺， 甚至要求他人也做鸵鸟。
But some people will bury their talent in the dirt, and stick to it, even ask other people to bury talents.
抛弃抱残守缺思想，打消“肥水外流”顾虑、摒弃“关门宰客”陋习，养成开放的心态。
The abandonment clings to the remains the thought that dispels Fei Shui to flow out the worry, the rejection to close butchers the guest the vulgar customs, fosters the opening the point of view.
抱残守缺，中国成语。语出汉代刘歆的《移书让太常博士书》：“犹欲保残守缺，挟恐见破之私意，而无从善服义之公心。”意为守住陈旧、残破的东西，不肯放弃。原本比喻泥古守旧。今多比喻思想保守，不求上进，不肯接受新事物。也作“保残守缺”。
