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单词 drop back
释义

drop back

verb

dropped back; dropping back; drops back

intransitive verb

1
: retreat
2
: to move straight back from the line of scrimmage
the quarterback drops back to pass

Synonyms

  • back away
  • fall back
  • pull out
  • recede
  • retire
  • retreat
  • withdraw
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Example Sentences

a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

drop back

verb

as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • withdraw
  • retreat
  • fall back
  • pull out
  • lose ground
  • back away
  • retire
  • give way
  • give ground
  • recede
  • flee
  • evacuate
  • fly
  • bow out
  • back down
  • climb down
  • pull away
  • shrink
  • leave
  • recoil
  • flinch
  • go
  • detach
  • depart
  • backtrack
  • abandon
  • backpedal
  • disengage
  • chicken (out)
  • disentangle
  • quit
  • vacate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • advance
  • breast
  • face
  • dare
  • confront
  • defy
  • outbrave
  • beard
  • brave
  • brazen
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