单词 | back-pedal |
释义 | back-pedal v (-ll-; US -l-) 1 [I] pedal backwards on a bicycle, etc 倒蹬(自行车等). 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (fig 比喻) withdraw from an earlier statement or policy; reverse one´s previous action 背弃以前的言论或政策; 变卦 The Government are back-pedalling on their election promises. 内阁正在背弃它竞选时的诺言. |
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