to hang back
[phrase form: hang]
01
遅れる, ぐずぐずする
to delay leaving or staying in a place after everyone else has departed
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back somewhere
例
Despite the storm, a few campers chose to hang back in their tents and wait for the rain to pass.
嵐にもかかわらず、何人かのキャンパーはテントに残ることを選び、雨が過ぎるのを待った。
02
躊躇する, 後ろに下がる
to hesitate to do or say something, often due to uncertainty or shyness
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back from sth
例
He tends to hang back in social situations, observing rather than participating.
彼は社会的な状況でためらう傾向があり、参加するよりも観察する。
