Crawl back意思

"Crawl back" 這個短語在英語中通常用來描述某人或某物以緩慢、不顯眼的方式返回或撤退。這個動作通常與羞愧、失敗或不願意引起注意有關。例如：

• "After being defeated, the general ordered his troops to crawl back to their base." (在被打敗後，將軍命令他的部隊悄悄撤退回基地。)
• "She didn't want to admit defeat, so she crawled back to her room and cried." (她不想承認失敗，所以她悄悄回到她的房間哭了。)
• "The cat crawled back into its hiding place after being scared by the dog." (那隻貓在被狗嚇到後，悄悄回到它的藏身之處。)

這個短語也可以用來比喻某人撤回他們之前說過的話或做過的事，通常是出於尷尬或後悔。例如：

• "He realized he was wrong, so he had to crawl back and apologize." (他意識到自己錯了，所以他不得不撤回並道歉。)
• "The politician tried to change the subject when he realized his argument was weak, it was like he was crawling back." (當那位政治家意識到他的論點很弱時，他試圖改變話題，這就像是他正在悄悄撤退一樣。)

需要注意的是，"crawl back" 這個短語並不常用，而且它的使用可能會因上下文而有所不同。在大多數情況下，"withdraw" 或 "retreat" 可能是更常用的同義詞。