to hang back
[phrase form: hang]
01
落后, 拖延
to delay leaving or staying in a place after everyone else has departed
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back somewhere
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
不可分离
小品词
back
基本动词
hang
现在时
hang back
第三人称单数
hangs back
现在分词
hanging back
一般过去时
hung back
过去分词
hung back
例子
She decided to hang back at the office to finish some work after her colleagues had gone home.
她决定在同事回家后留下来在办公室完成一些工作。
02
犹豫, 退缩
to hesitate to do or say something, often due to uncertainty or shyness
Intransitive: to hang back | to hang back from sth
例子
The opportunity to speak with the CEO was there, but he hung back and missed the chance to network.
与CEO交谈的机会就在那里，但他犹豫了，错过了建立人脉的机会。
