back off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To move backwards away from something. literally
    — I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path.
  2. To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act. idiomatic
    — You need to back off, or the situation could turn ugly.
  3. To lower the setting of. idiomatic
    — Could you back off the volume a bit? It’s really loud.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, off.
    — The machine may go back off if it gets too hot. [= turn off again, turn back off].

词形变化

backs off present,singular,third-person backing off participle,present backed off participle,past backed off past
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