row back
phrasal verbrow back
- [intransitive] to change an earlier statement, opinion or promise
改变原来的说法（或意见、承诺） - Today he seemed to be rowing back from what he said last night.
今天他似乎从昨晚的话中收回了过来。 - The government is now trying to row back on its commitments.
政府现在试图收回先前的承诺。
- Today he seemed to be rowing back from what he said last night.