•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。

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•[+ 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。