backpedal

vi. 倒踏脚踏板, 后退, 变卦

发音

US /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/
AU /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/

词形变化

backpedals 复数 backpedaled backpedaling backpedalled backpedalling backpedals 三单 backpedals backpedaling 现在分词 backpedalling 现在分词 backpedaled 过去式 backpedaled 过去分词 backpedalled 过去式 backpedalled 过去分词

别名

back-pedal backpeddle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act of backpedalling (in any sense).

v.
  1. 1.

    To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

    习语 不及物

    Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

  2. 2.

    To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To step backwards.

    不及物

    The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 7

step bike wheel cycle bicycle pedal rethink

词源

From back + pedal.

来源：wiktionary