单词	backpedaled
释义	backpedal verb back·​ped·​al ˈbak-ˌpe-dᵊl  backpedaled; backpedaling; backpedals intransitive verb : to retreat or move backward Example Sentences The outfielder backpedaled a few steps to catch the fly ball. Recent Examples on the Web Some Republicans are trying to backpedal or soften their stances. Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Deputies and officers backpedal out of the condo and two officers and a deputy stumble and fall over each other. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Now Italy’s Matteo Salvini, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, France’s Marine Le Pen, and others are trying to backpedal without completely reversing previous positions. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2022 The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, according to a federal official. Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 27 July 2021 The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, according to a federal official. Time, 27 July 2021 Plus, once Loeb stepped into the room behind LaBeouf and Kirby they’d be trapped, unless Mundruczó could backpedal out. Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2021 Now Libra is backpedaling to say that anyone who wants to verify transactions on the network will need to gain certain approvals. Kurt Wagner, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2020 However, the ink was barely dry on the law before the Supreme Court backpedaled on applying it. New York Times, 28 Oct. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1896, in the meaning defined above backpedaled verb past tense of backpedal as in backtracked Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance backtracked retracted recanted recalled disavowed withdrew wimped out forswore took back abjured reneged repudiated unsaid foreswore abnegated backed out backed off backed down copped out chickened (out) finked out begged off cried off Antonyms & Near Antonyms adhered (to) kept fulfilled satisfied honored complied (with) followed through (with) See More
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