hang back hesitate to move forward hesitate to take a move
I asked him to come with us, but he hung back.
我邀请他和我们一道去, 他却踌躇不前。
—— 给力词典精选He was a tenacious beast . On the very ladder he lingered.
他这死不甘心的家伙, 在舷梯上踌躇不前了。
—— 辞典例句These difficulties, these differences, should not deter us.
这些困难和差异不应该使我们踌躇不前。
—— 辞典例句The soldiers staggered under the severe gunfire.
士兵们在猛烈的炮击下踌躇不前。
—— 辞典例句As the US dollar was still so unstable, buyers were holding back.
由于美元仍然不稳定, 买主都踌躇不前。
—— 给力词典精选