- 看过 backpedaling 的人也看了 :
- reconsider
- renege
- take back
- back out of
- do an about-face
- go back on
backpedaling 的定义
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.
backpedaling 近义词
backtrack
retrace one's step
更多backpedaling例句
- 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.