Back-pedal
v. 背弃诺言; （自行车刹车时）倒踩脚蹬; 撤回, 缩回
📖 牛津释义
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.
🧩 词语组成解析
back
[bæk]
n. 背，背部;背面，反面;后面，后部;（椅子等的）靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背书于;下赌注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, I am. I'd like some wine and roast duck.
是的。我想要些酒和烤鸭。
Pride goes before destruction.
骄者必败。
Light the fire not so near the entrance that the wind will blow the fire out, and not so far in that the smoke will fill the cave, said my brother.
“不要太靠近洞口点火，风会把火吹灭的；也不要太靠里面，那样烟会充满山洞的，”我弟弟说，