| 单词 | backtrack |
| 释义 | backtrack (once / 18073 pages) v When you backtrack, you return somewhere you've already been, or retrace steps you've already taken. You might backtrack to find something you lost on your way down the sidewalk. When you walk out the door and realize you must have put your keys down somewhere, you'll probably backtrack through your house, looking for them. You can also backtrack in a figurative way, changing an opinion or a stance on something: "The city promised to build a new library, but now that the budget is so tight I bet they'll backtrack" The original use of the word referred to a technique in fox hunting. WORD FAMILYbacktrack: backtracked, backtracking, backtracks USAGE EXAMPLESHe moves casually around his idling co-shoppers, traversing the aisles with minimal backtracking. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) After the raid, officials backtracked until prosecutors issued orders to release him. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Earlier this year, though, Joyner, 58, backtracked, writing in Sports Illustrated that “if I am lucky, a legitimate sub-two-hour marathon will happen in my lifetime.” Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) v retrace one's course Syn|Hyper double back, turn back return go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before |
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