drop back

(also drop behind) phrasal verbphr v to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you 落后，落在后面

He started out with the leaders but at the first fence he dropped back.

起跑时他和领先的选手并驾齐驱，但到第一栏时落后了。

Ellen dropped behind to tie her shoelace.

埃伦落在后面系鞋带。

Examples from the Corpus

drop back• Speed had dropped back and Wallace moved upwards in the second half.• She half-ran, half-walked, taking a wide curve around the villa and dropping back down towards it on the western side.• Then they dropped back out of sight.• I drop back soundlessly, my lips slackened.

→ drop back at drop1(18)

单词	drop back
释义	drop back drop back (also drop behind) phrasal verbphr v to move more slowly than other people so that they get ahead of you 落后，落在后面 He started out with the leaders but at the first fence he dropped back. 起跑时他和领先的选手并驾齐驱，但到第一栏时落后了。 Ellen dropped behind to tie her shoelace. 埃伦落在后面系鞋带。 Examples from the Corpus drop back• Speed had dropped back and Wallace moved upwards in the second half.• She half-ran, half-walked, taking a wide curve around the villa and dropping back down towards it on the western side.• Then they dropped back out of sight.• I drop back soundlessly, my lips slackened. → drop back at drop1(18)
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