| 释义 |
back off
back off INFORMAL — phrasal verb with back /bæk/ verb
1 F0 to stop being involved in a situation, usually in order to allow other people to deal with it themselves: » She started to criticize me, then she suddenly backed off.» Just back off and let us do this on our own, will you?Thesaurus+: ↑Abstaining and refraining2 B2 to move backwards away from someone, usually because you are frightened: » I saw the knife and backed off.Thesaurus+: ↑Running away and escaping |