| 词汇 | backpedal |
| 释义 | backpedalBicycles, carts, horses back·ped·al /ˌbækˈpedl $ ˈbækˌpedl/ verb (backpedalled, backpedalling British EnglishBrE, backpedaled, backpedaling American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI] 1 CHANGE YOUR MINDto change your opinion or not do something that you had promised to do 变卦，改变主意；出尔反尔 → backtrack They are backpedalling on the commitment to cut taxes. 他们正在违背减税的承诺。 2. TTBto pedal backwards on a bicycle 〔骑自行车时〕倒踩脚踏板 3. to run or walk backwards 倒跑；倒走 Examples from the Corpus backpedal• The country's government is backpedaling on some of the reforms. |
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