back-pedal
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英漢雙解
1. | [i] ~ (on sth) 收回(意見(jiàn)等);(立場(chǎng))軟化;出爾反爾to change an earlier statement or opinion; to not do sth that you promised to do |
The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax. 抗議活動(dòng)已迫使政府撤銷(xiāo)新的稅目。 |
2. | [i] 倒踩自行車(chē)的腳蹬;倒走;倒跑to pedal backwards on a bicycle; to walk or run backwards |
英漢解釋
n. | 1. 倒蹬 |