backtracked

英 [ˈbæktrækt]

美 [ˈbæktrækt]

v.  原路返回; 折回; 折返; (屈于压力而)改变声明(或主张)，出尔反尔; 退缩
backtrack的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 改变（说法、决定等）；出尔反尔
  If youbacktrack ona statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.
  1. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system...
     委员会改变主意，放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
  2. The finance minister backtracked on his decision.
     财政部长收回了他的决定。
• VERB 原路返回
  If youbacktrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used.
  1. Leonard jumped in his car and started backtracking...
     伦纳德跳进车里，开始原路折返。
  2. We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street.
     我们不得不原路返回到拐角处过街。
• VERB 倒回（描述或解释内容）
  If youbacktrackin an account or explanation, you talk about things which happened before the ones you were previously talking about.
  1. Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
     我们能不能回过头来谈谈你的小学和中学教育？

双语例句

• The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system
  委员会改变主意，放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
• But Hosni later backtracked, saying his announcement was based on "false and incorrect" information.
  但是之后胡尼斯回过头来说他的声明是基于“虚假和不正确”的信息。
• We backtracked to his trailer hoping to find him there.
  我们回到他的住处希望能找到他。
• Researchers reviewed Medicaid claims data of32,060 adults who had a heart attack or stroke, and then they backtracked to see if the person had undergone any invasive dental procedures.
  研究人员复查了32060名有心脏病或中风成年人的医疗补助数据，并且接着他们回过来看个人是否已经经历任何有创性牙科手术。
• Just hours later, however, he backtracked on the comments.
  但仅过了几个小时，他就收回了自己的这番言论。
• She gave the impression they had already booked her in without asking the Meeting, and one boy was appalled: "They're not supposed to do that." She backtracked, and was given permission.
  她给人的感觉是，父母已在没有征求会议同意的情况下，帮她进行了预订，一个男孩子对此震惊不已：他们不应该这样做。
• When Mr Cain said on television that although he opposed abortion, it was ultimately a decision for the family or the mother, he came under withering attack and quickly backtracked.
  凯因在电视采访上提到虽然他反对堕胎，但这个决定权最终应该落在家庭和母亲身上，结果里克受到保守派的狂轰滥炸，以至于他不得不迅速收回该言论。
• But the president subsequently backtracked.
  但该国总统后来收回了邀请。
• Wang Fu-chih not only backtracked Chinese classical tradition, but also thought about the feasibility of poetry and music as an educational tool.
  这其中既有对中国古典传统的复古式回溯，也有船山对于诗乐作为教育手段的现实思考。
• Rove backtracked slightly on his reported comments Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News.
  罗夫在福克斯新闻中否认了他在13日发表的言论。