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backpedaling

/bak-ped-l/US // ˈbækˌpɛd l //

退步,倒退,退一步说,退一步讲

Related Words

reconsider重新考虑,重新审视,重新审议,复议renege反悔,反悔了,食言,违约take back收回,收回来,拿回,收回来的back out of退出,退离,退回,退到do an about-face转弯抹角,转弯,转向,倒转go back on继续说,回去后,继续,回去

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    back-ped·aled, back-ped·al·ing or back-ped·alled, back-ped·al·ling.

    • : to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
    • : to retreat from or reverse one's previous stand on any matter; shift ground: to back-pedal after severe criticism.
    • : Boxing. to retreat from an opponent, especially by stepping rapidly backward.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbacktrack
Synonyms
fall back后退,回落,倒退,回归retract撤回,撤回地,撤回这,回回about-face约谈,约略,约克,约摸back背面,背部,背,背后change变化,改变,更改,变革rethink反思,重新思考,反思一下,重新考虑retreat撤退,退缩,闭关修炼,闭关retrograde逆行,退行性,退步,退行reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒withdraw撤销,撤回,撤出,退出retrocede复位,复古,复原,复古的
verbretrace one's step
Synonyms
backtrack走回头路,回溯,追溯,回溯历史turn back回头,转回,回头看,回头是岸double双,双倍,双重,双份return返回,回归,返还,回返double back双背,双倍返还,双背式,双倍回报go back回去,回到,返回,回头

Examples

  • When I credit her for discovering Jennifer Lawrence in casting her as Ree Dolly, she smiles bashfully, before backpedaling a bit.

  • Maybe the Obama administration, instead of merely backpedaling reactively, could support these voices pro-actively as well.

  • And, unlike Booker, Clinton is unlikely to be cowed into backpedaling by the White House.

  • By July, however, Italy was backpedaling as the rebels gained power.

  • Now, a year later, Cornyn is backpedaling as fast as he can.

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