backpedal
vi.倒踏脚踏板,变卦,后退
难易程度:
backpedal为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:backpedaled/backpedalled 过去分词:backpedaled/backpedalled 现在分词:backpedaling/backpedalling 第三人称单数:backpedals/backpedals
backpedal
v past tense and past participlebackpedalledpresent participlebackpedallingBrEpast tense and past participlebackpedaledpresent participlebackpedalingAmE [I]to change your opinion or not do something that you had promised to do
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backtrack They are backpedalling on the commitment to cut taxes.to
pedal backwards on a bicycle
to run or walk backwards