| 释义 |
hang back 1. to stay a short distance away from someone or something, and not go too near them〔与某人或某物〕保持一小段距离:•Instinctively he hung back in the shelter of a rock.他本能地退到了一块岩石后面。2. to not say or do something because you are shy or afraid〔因害羞或害怕而〕吞吞吐吐; 犹豫 hang back remain behind 落在后面, 缩在后面： Stephen hung back for fear of being seen. 斯蒂芬因为怕被看见而畏缩不前。 ■ show reluctance to act or move 不情愿行动, 踌躇不前： I do not believe that our European neighbours will hang back from this. 我相信我们的欧洲邻国不会在此事面前退缩。 ˌhang ˈbackto remain in a place after all the other people have left留下；继续留在原处 |