单词 | backpedal |
释义 | backpedal 1 ENTRIES FOUND: backpedal (verb) backpedal /ˈbækˌpɛdl̟/ verb backpedals US backpedaled or chiefly British backpedalled US backpedaling or chiefly British backpedalling backpedal /ˈbækˌpɛdl̟/ verb backpedals US backpedaled or chiefly British backpedalled US backpedaling or chiefly British backpedalling Learner's definition of BACKPEDAL [no object] : to move backward with quick steps快步后退 The outfielder backpedaled a few steps to catch the fly ball.外场手快速后退几步,去接那个高飞球。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 When threatened with a revolt of its own supporters, the government backpedaled [=retreated, backtracked] from its previous position.政府在其支持者的反抗威胁之下,放弃了原先的立场。 |
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