英语词汇“θ143994”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > withdraw from an engagement or promise (19)

starta1450

intransitive. To desert or revolt from (a leader, party, etc.); to turn away, deviate, or withdraw from (a course, purpose, principle, undertaking…

fang1522

intr. To take one's way, go, proceed; also, to swerve from. Obs.

recidivate1528

intransitive. To fall back, relapse; to backslide. Now: spec. to relapse into crime, to reoffend.

to draw back1572

intransitive. figurative. To withdraw or distance oneself (from an undertaking, course of action, etc.); to choose not to take action, esp…

flinch1578

intransitive. To give way, draw back, yield ground in a combat; to draw back or turn aside from a course of action, a duty or enterprise. In later…

to shrink collar1579

to shrink collar: = 6b. Obsolete. rare.

retract1616

intransitive. To go back on one's word; to draw back from an undertaking; to fail or refuse to do what one has promised to do.

to shrink out of the collar1636

to shrink out of the collar: to back out, esp. of an enterprise. Obsolete.

renege1651

intransitive. Frequently with on. Chiefly U.S. To change one's mind; to go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.

to fly off1667

to fly off: literal to start away; ‘to revolt’ (Johnson); figurative to take another course; to break away (from an agreement or engagement).

to slip (the) collarc1677

figurative (from 4–6.) Also phrases: †to slip (the) collar: to escape from restraint; to draw back from a task or undertaking: also †to shrink collar…

to declare off1749

to declare off: to state formally that one is ‘off’ with a bargain or undertaking; to break off an engagement, practice, etc.; to withdraw, back out…

to cry off1775

intransitive. To exclaim that a negotiation is broken off, on the part of the exclaimer; to announce one's withdrawal from a negotiation, treaty…

to back out1807

to back out: to move backward out of a place without turning; figurative to draw back cautiously or tacitly from an arrangement or situation, to…

to fight off1833

With adverbs. to fight back: to resist. to fight down: to overcome. to fight off: (a) transitive to deliver oneself with effort from; to repel, li…

crawfish1848

intransitive. To retreat from a position taken up; to ‘back out’.

welsh1871

Betting. intransitive. Frequently with on. To renege on payment of money due as winnings on a bet. Also: to make this one's regular practice or…

to pull out1884

intransitive. Originally U.S. To withdraw from an undertaking, activity, etc.; to back out of a commitment or enterprise.

Subcategories:

— back out of something or jilt (1)

单词	θ143994
释义	the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > withdraw from an engagement or promise (19) starta1450 intransitive. To desert or revolt from (a leader, party, etc.); to turn away, deviate, or withdraw from (a course, purpose, principle, undertaking… fang1522 intr. To take one's way, go, proceed; also, to swerve from. Obs. recidivate1528 intransitive. To fall back, relapse; to backslide. Now: spec. to relapse into crime, to reoffend. to draw back1572 intransitive. figurative. To withdraw or distance oneself (from an undertaking, course of action, etc.); to choose not to take action, esp… flinch1578 intransitive. To give way, draw back, yield ground in a combat; to draw back or turn aside from a course of action, a duty or enterprise. In later… to shrink collar1579 to shrink collar: = 6b. Obsolete. rare. retract1616 intransitive. To go back on one's word; to draw back from an undertaking; to fail or refuse to do what one has promised to do. to shrink out of the collar1636 to shrink out of the collar: to back out, esp. of an enterprise. Obsolete. renege1651 intransitive. Frequently with on. Chiefly U.S. To change one's mind; to go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. to fly off1667 to fly off: literal to start away; ‘to revolt’ (Johnson); figurative to take another course; to break away (from an agreement or engagement). to slip (the) collarc1677 figurative (from 4–6.) Also phrases: †to slip (the) collar: to escape from restraint; to draw back from a task or undertaking: also †to shrink collar… to declare off1749 to declare off: to state formally that one is ‘off’ with a bargain or undertaking; to break off an engagement, practice, etc.; to withdraw, back out… to cry off1775 intransitive. To exclaim that a negotiation is broken off, on the part of the exclaimer; to announce one's withdrawal from a negotiation, treaty… to back out1807 to back out: to move backward out of a place without turning; figurative to draw back cautiously or tacitly from an arrangement or situation, to… to fight off1833 With adverbs. to fight back: to resist. to fight down: to overcome. to fight off: (a) transitive to deliver oneself with effort from; to repel, li… crawfish1848 intransitive. To retreat from a position taken up; to ‘back out’. welsh1871 Betting. intransitive. Frequently with on. To renege on payment of money due as winnings on a bet. Also: to make this one's regular practice or… to pull out1884 intransitive. Originally U.S. To withdraw from an undertaking, activity, etc.; to back out of a commitment or enterprise. Subcategories: — back out of something or jilt (1)
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