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

• And with a view as much towards Chinas military rise as the North Korean threat, America even hinted it might sell Japan the advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighter ( though it later backtracked).
  考虑到中国军事实力不断提升、朝鲜可能进行的打击，美方甚至暗示，它会向日本出售先进的F-22隐形战机（尽管稍后改口了）。
• The finance minister backtracked on his decision.
  财政部长收回了他的决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• Several international oil companies have backtracked on plans to invest in Chinese refineries.
  几家国际石油公司打消了原本想要投资中国炼油厂的计划。
• She backtracked, and was given permission.
  她放弃了请求，然后获得了许可。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Now, Google has backtracked on its initial decision and released VP8 under a fairly standard BSD license, earning the praise of the OSI.
  现在，谷歌已经回到了它最初的选择，在标准BSD许可之下发布了VP8，赢得了OSI的极大赞誉。