hang back

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance. informal
    — From this one poor hunt, then, the best lance out of all Nantucket, surely he will not hang back, when every foremast-hand has clutched a whetstone?

词形变化

hangs back present,singular,third-person hanging back participle,present hung back participle,past hung back past
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary