back·track
verb/ˈbæktræk/
/ˈbæktræk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they backtrack | /ˈbæktræk/ /ˈbæktræk/ |
| he / she / it backtracks | /ˈbæktræks/ /ˈbæktræks/ |
| past simple backtracked | /ˈbæktrækt/ /ˈbæktrækt/ |
| past participle backtracked | /ˈbæktrækt/ /ˈbæktrækt/ |
| -ing form backtracking | /ˈbæktrækɪŋ/ /ˈbæktrækɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to go back along the same route that you have just come along
原路返回；折回；折返 - The path suddenly disappeared and we had to backtrack.
路突然消失了，我们不得不原路返回。
- The path suddenly disappeared and we had to backtrack.
- [intransitive] to change an earlier statement, opinion or promise because of pressure from somebody/something
（屈于压力而）改变声明（或主张），出尔反尔；退缩