backpedal
- IPA[ˈbakˌpedl]
美式
- move the pedals of a bicycle backward (formerly to brake).；reverse one's previous action or opinion
verb: back-pedal, 3rd person present: back-pedals, gerund or present participle: back-pedalling, past tense: back-pedalled, past participle: back-pedalled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. move the pedals of a bicycle backward (formerly to brake).
- ▪ reverse one's previous action or opinion you've criticized him for backpedaling on budget reform 同義詞
- ▪ move hastily backward backpedaling furiously, he flipped a perfect pass
