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单词 backpedal
释义
backpedal
verb[I]
uk
/ˈbækˌped.əl//ˌbækˈped.əl/us
/ˈbækˌped.əl//ˌbækˈped.əl/
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backpedalverb[I](BICYCLE)

tomovethepedals(=partsyouoperatewithyourfeet)backwardson abicycle:
倒踏自行车脚踏板
Sometypesofbikehavebrakesthat youoperateby backpedalling.有些自行车通过倒蹬脚踏板刹车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bicycles
  • backie
  • balance bike
  • bicycling
  • bike path
  • bike rack
  • BMX
  • chopper
  • cycle rack
  • freight bike
  • handlebar
  • keirin
  • kickstand
  • mountain bike
  • mountain biker
  • penny-farthing
  • pushbike
  • saddle
  • skibob
  • tandem
  • trishaw
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backpedalverb[I](CHANGE OPINION)

tochangeanopinionthat you hadexpressedbefore, or do something different from what you had said you would do:
改变立场；出尔反尔；变卦
Assoonas I said Ithoughtshe waswrong, shestartedbackpedalling.我一说我觉得她错了，她就开始变卦。
He said he'dhelp, but now he'sstartingto backpedal (onhispromise).他说过会帮忙的，但现在开始变卦了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing your mind
  • 180
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • back away
  • back out
  • cave in
  • cold
  • come round
  • have another think comingidiom
  • move
  • oscillate
  • oscillation
  • pendulum
  • pull
  • pull out
  • think againidiom
  • think better ofsomethingidiom
  • time-server
  • time-serving
  • volte-face
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(Definition ofbackpedalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbackpedal

backpedal
The country is moving in the right direction, but should notbackpedal.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are backpedalling pretty desperately before we get on our feet, if such a thing be possible.
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When questioned, he quickly backpedalled and said that he meant to say that it would be a measuring stick and an experiment.
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I am not backpedalling on my praise of the procurator fiscal system, but we have to be careful about the extent to which we extend his role.
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The people who are supposed to be paying for them—the banks—have not agreed them, so now he is backpedalling fast and no contracts have been signed.
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Having seen the earlier document, one appreciates that this provision is a piece of elegant backpedalling in an attempt to save face on the broad principle.
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While others maintain that he simply injured his knee, while backpedalling, and was unable to continue.
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The critics initially panned the show, but when it became clear the public loved it, most of them backpedalled.
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In both cases in course of time they came tobackpedalvery sharply.
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We have heard only bluster andbackpedal.
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Both safetiesbackpedaltowards their assigned zone.
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