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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
backpedal
verb /ˌbækˈped.əl/
英文解释
to reverse one’s previous action or opinion; to change an opinion that you had expressed before, or do something different from what you had said you would do; to retreat or move backward; to retreat or withdraw from a position or attitude
中文解释
改变立场；出尔反尔；变卦；退缩 ; 背弃诺言
原文举例
Federal Officials Backpedal After Trump Suggests Injecting Disinfectant Will Kill COVID-19. （）
在特朗普暗示注射消毒剂将杀死COVID-19后，联邦官员改变了立场。
After receiving bipartisan blowback from his remarks, Trump on Tuesday attempted to backpedal his stance, saying that he would be coordinating with state governors to “authorize” the restart of their respective states’ economies.（NPR）
特朗普的言论遭到两党的反对后，周二他试图改变自己的立场，称他将与各州州长协调，“授权”重启各自州的经济。
