back-pedal
动词
英 bæk,pedəl
基本释义
v. 背弃诺言; （自行车刹车时）倒踩脚蹬; 撤回, 缩回
词根词缀
前缀
back
向后，相反
+
词根
pedal
踩，踏板
back + pedal = back-pedal
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实用场景例句
商务邮件
The company had to back-pedal on its decision to cut jobs after public backlash.
公司在公众反对后不得不撤回裁员的决定。
学术写作
The researchers had to back-pedal on their initial findings after new data emerged.
研究人员在新的数据出现后不得不撤回最初的发现。
旅游出行
When the weather turned bad, the tour guide back-pedaled on the beach plan.
当天气变坏时，导游撤回了海滩计划。
日常对话
He back-pedaled on his promise to buy her a car after she argued.
她争论后，他撤回了买车的承诺。
社交媒体
He quickly back-pedaled on his controversial tweet after it went viral.
他在有争议的推文病毒式传播后迅速撤回了他的言论。
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