walk back

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To withdraw or backpedal on a statement or promise. transitive
    — Did Obama walk back his support of Cordoba House? As you know, the Internets are alive with the claim that Obama has now walked back his support of Cordoba House, and I've gotten tons of emails telling me that my earlier praise of the speech is no longer operative. But did he really walk back what he said last night?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, back.

词形变化

walks back present,singular,third-person walking back participle,present walked back participle,past walked back past
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