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back-pedal是什么意思

back-pedal

美[ˌbæk ˈpedl]

v. 背弃诺言，（自行车刹车时）倒踩脚蹬，撤回，缩回；

第三人称单数：back-pedals;

过去式：back-pedalled;

过去分词：back-pedalled;

现在分词：back-pedalling;

相关单词 back pedal

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VERB

改变立场；软化；退缩

If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
例句
Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them... 艾伦退缩了，说他无意冒犯他们。 He appeared to back-pedal on that statement. 他看起来想要收回声明中说过的话。
VERB

变卦；出尔反尔；背弃诺言

If you say that someone back-pedals, you disapprove of their behaviour because they are not doing what they promised.
例句
She's backpedaled twice already... 她已经两次变卦了。 The cabinet may backpedal on these commitments. 内阁可能背弃这些承诺。

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