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单词 backpedal
释义 backpedal
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
Etymology: back (II) + pedal
1. : to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle to check the forward motion
2.
 a. : to retreat or back away especially in boxing
  < hamper … troops trying to backpedal northward — Newsweek >
  < he sent several jolting hooks to the heart, forcing the defending champion to backpedal — Nat Fleischer >
 b. : to back down from or reverse a previous opinion or stand
  < a politician backpedaling on an earlier promise >
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