back-pedal
v.
背弃诺言;
(自行车刹车时)倒踩脚蹬;
撤回,缩回;
例句:
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Listen back to the show to hear who won.
来自BBC
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I thought my back would break many a time.
来自BBC
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Check back next month for another strip from Ed.
来自BBC
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He appeared to back-pedal on that statement.
他看起来想要收回声明中说过的话。
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The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax.
抗议活动已迫使政府撤销新的税目。
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You may have to back - pedal to find ways to make a present endeavor more compelling marketable.
你可能不得不背弃一些东西才能找到让现在的努力更加令人瞩目的方法.