first gear
noun
1- the lowest in a set of gears on a vehicle, used when travelling very slowly（汽车速档中的）一档。
1.1
- used in reference to a failure to make progress停滞不前, 僵持：
in a scrappy first half neither team seemed to get out of first gear.
在混乱的上半场双方都没有能打开局面进球。