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。 |