hang back

verb

1. to lag or linger behind

e.g. But in so many other areas we still are dragging

Synonym: dragtrailget behinddrop behinddrop back

1. （通常指因紧张而）退缩，躲避
If you hang back, you move or stay slightly behind a person or group, usually because you are nervous about something.

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e.g. I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
我看到他走上前，但很快又缩了回来，紧张地搓着手。

2. 拖延;拖拉
If a person or organization hangs back, they do not do something immediately.

e.g. They will then hang back on closing the deal...
他们接着会拖延生意的成交。
e.g. Even his closest advisers believe he should hang back no longer.
即便是和他关系最密切的顾问都认为他不应该再拖下去了。

1. 犹豫,踌躇,畏缩：hang about闲荡,徘徊,逗留 | hang back犹豫,踌躇,畏缩 | hang on抓紧不放;继续下去

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2. 犹豫,踌躇,畏缩不前：hang about 闲荡;聚在...临近 | hang back 犹豫,踌躇,畏缩不前 | hang on to 紧紧握住

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3. 由于,踌躇,畏缩：hang about 闲荡,徘徊,逗留 | hang back 由于,踌躇,畏缩 | hang on 抓紧不放;继续下去,等一下

4. 踌躇不前,退缩：hang about / / 闲荡 | hang back / / 踌躇不前,退缩 | hang on / / 持续,坚持下去