backpedaling

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. countable,uncountable
    — Despite the swift backpedalling of the university, the original notice given to stall operators is suggestive of the potential existence of ‘a growing English-speaking elite’ that is ‘happy to maintain the importance of the English language’.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of backpedal US,form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

backpedalling alternative backpedalings plural backpedalling alternative
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