back-pedal

柯林斯詞典

1. V-I If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed. 改變立場(chǎng)
Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them. 愛(ài)倫改變了立場(chǎng)，表示他沒(méi)有冒犯他們的意思。
He appeared to back-pedal on that statement. 他似乎想撤廻那個(gè)說(shuō)詞。
2. V-I If you say that someone back-pedals, you disapprove of their behaviour because they are not doing what they promised. 背棄[表不滿]
She's backpedalled twice already. 她已經(jīng)兩次改變主意了。
The cabinet may backpedal on these commitments. 內(nèi)閣可能會(huì)背棄這些承諾。
3. back-pedalingN-UNCOUNT
The paper put the controversy on the front page. And the next day, the back-pedalling began. 報(bào)紙把此項(xiàng)爭(zhēng)議刊登在首頁(yè)。隔天，撤廻的呼聲就開(kāi)始了。