step back

英 [step bæk]

美 [step bæk]

退一步，置身事外（思考）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 退一步，置身事外(思考)
  If youstep backand think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it.
  1. I stepped back and analysed the situation...
     我抽身出来，从局外人的角度分析了形势。
  2. It was necessary to step back from the project and look at it as a whole.
     有必要退一步，全面地审视一下该项目。

双语例句

• Step back or you'll get hit by the ball.
  向后退一步，不然球就打到你了。
• Step back because I'll break the lock.
  退后一点，我要砸锁了。
• She took a step back, unsure of his reaction.
  拿不准他会有何种反应，她后退了一步。
• When you see a studio quality photo, take a step back and do some more investigating.
  当你看到工作室质量的照片，采取退后一步，做一些更多的调查。
• I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.
  我试图往后退，但他将我的上臂抓得太紧了。
• What they did was step back from the crowd and watch carefully to see where everyone else was going.
  他们所做的是从人群中走出来，仔细看一看别人上哪了，然后，只不过朝另一个方向前进。
• The nurse then said something that made the pilot step back in astonishment.
  护士然后说了一些使得飞行员感到惊讶的事情。
• If he does not speak to you, step back and respectfully stand aside.
  如果他没有跟你开口说话，就恭敬的退立在一旁。
• Encouraging? Of course; but let's take a step back again in time.
  是鼓励吗？当然；但是，让我们再次及时地后退一步。
• It was necessary to step back from the project and look at it as a whole.
  有必要退一步，全面地审视一下该项目。