| 词汇 | hang back |
| 释义 | hang backhang back phrasal verbphr v a) 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. 他本能地退到一块岩石后面躲起来。 b) WILLINGto not say or do something because you are shy or afraid 〔因害羞或害怕而〕吞吞吐吐；犹豫 Examples from the Corpus hang back• Ambitious men will not wait and unscrupulous men will not hang back.• Faith steps forward; doubt hangs back.• We must all join in this - there is no room for anyone to hang back.• Anna was hanging back and trying to open her mouth.• I propel Rainbow towards her, but hang back myself, struggling to remember the proper formula for deflecting these desperate wanderers.• He came reluctantly, hanging back when I took his hand.• She was hanging back with him, pretending to be interested in some insect on a berry plant.• After that, I stuck to business, trying to hang back within myself. → hang back at hang1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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