单词 | 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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