backpedaling

backpedaling

美 [ˈbækˌped(ə)l] 　英 [ˈbækˌped(ə)l]

• v.倒踏脚踏板；(拳击)向后躲闪；变卦
• 网络后退；后撤步；向后退

词形变化

第三人称单数：backpedals  现在分词：backpedaling  现在分词：backpedalling  过去式：backpedaled  过去式：backpedalled  

同义词

英汉解释

v.	1. 倒踏脚踏板;(拳击)向后躲闪;变卦,收回意见[立场,主张]

英英解释

v.	1. to show that you are no longer certain about a previous opinion, intention, or promise 2. to pedal backward on a bicycle

例句

Everybody else is always making these bad decisions and then backpedaling to try to get out of these moments of poor judgment.

其他人都总是做错误的决定然后变卦再努力去摆脱判断失误造成的处境。

French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be backpedaling on his hard line, as anti-French sentiment is mushrooming in Beijing.

在北京，反法情绪正如雨后春笋般蓬勃发展，因此，法国总统萨尔科齐似乎在他的强硬路线上踏后步了。

Xies apparent backpedaling over the weekend underscores the sensitivity of the one-child policy in China.

谢伶俐在上周末明显的改变说法，突出了在中国一孩政策的敏感性。

Why the backpedaling on more and more scientific research?

为什么越来越多的科学论文以撤销为收场？

Although in our way ahead, there will be difficulties, we can not stop. Retrogression or backpedaling offers no way out.

前进尽管有困难，但不能停顿，倒退没有出路。