backpedal
['bækˌped.əl] [-'--] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
verb intransitive
BICYCLE 脚踏车，单车，自行车
■to move the pedals (= parts you operate with your feet) backwards on a bicycle 倒踏脚踏车脚踏板•Some types of bike have brakes which you operate by backpedalling.有些自行车以倒踏脚踏板刹车。
['bækˌped.əl] [-'--] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
verb intransitive
CHANGE OPINION 变卦
■to change an opinion that you had expressed before, or do something different from what you had said you would do 改变立场；出尔反尔；变卦•As soon as I said I thought she was wrong, she started backpedalling.我一说我觉得她错了，她就开始变卦。 •He said he'd help, but now he's starting to backpedal (on his promise).他说过会帮忙的，但现在开始变卦了。 |