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单词 back away
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back away

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1

Walk backward, as in He cautiously backed away from the fire.

2

Gradually retreat, withdraw, as in Since he couldn't convince his colleagues, he's backing away from his original idea. Both usages employ the verb back in the sense of “retreat,” dating from the late 1400s. Also see back down; back out.

Words nearby back away

back-alley, back anchor, back and fill, back-and-forth, back and to, back away, back bacon, backband, backbar, Back Bay, backbeat
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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