backtrack ['bæk.træk] verb intransitive GO BACK 返回 ■to go back along a path you have just followed 走回头路,原路返回•We went the wrong way and had to backtrack till we got to the right turning.我们走错了路,只好原路返回,直到找该转弯的地方。 ['bæk.træk] verb intransitive CHANGE OPINION 改变意见 ■to say that you did not mean something you said earlier or say that you have changed your opinion 收回说法;改变意见•[+ speech] "All right, " he backtracked, "It's possible that I was mistaken."“好吧,”他改变了态度,说:“可能是我错了。” •The officers were forced to backtrack on their statements.这些军官被迫收回他们的声明。 •She refused to backtrack from her criticisms of the proposal.她拒绝收回对该建议所做的批评。 |