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

• But the president subsequently backtracked.
  但该国总统后来收回了邀请。
• The finance minister backtracked on his decision.
  财政部长收回了他的决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• He backtracked into the wood and climbed a tall tree.
  他沿原路返回树林，爬上一棵粗壮的大树。
• 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。
• Two weeks ago, most backtracked on the most contentious elements of this plan.
  两周前，中国科技部撤销了该计划中争议最大的一些条款。
• But the Ministry has since backtracked, saying the spokesman was "misunderstood" and that it cannot comment on the policies of education departments.
  但此后，卫生部改变立场，称这位发言人存在“误解”，并表示自己不能对教育部门的政策予以置评。
• We backtracked to his trailer hoping to find him there.
  我们回到他的住处希望能找到他。
• The government backtracked, allowed markets to reopen and in February issued an unprecedented apology.
  政府做了退步，允许市场重新开放，并在今年2月份进行了史无前例的道歉。