backtrack
- IPA[ˈbaktrak]
英式
- retrace one's steps；reverse one's previous position or opinion
verb: backtrack, 3rd person present: backtracks, gerund or present participle: backtracking, past tense: backtracked, past participle: backtracked
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. retrace one's steps Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement
- ▪ reverse one's previous position or opinion the unions have had to backtrack on their demands
- 2. US pursue, trace, or monitor he was able to backtrack the buck to a ridge nearby
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- IPA[ˈbakˌtrak]
美式
- retrace one's steps: she had to bypass two closer farms and backtrack to them later to backtrack a little, the case is a complex one
Oxford American Dictionary
