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backpedal

C2 verb

backpedal /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/ nghĩa là đạp ngược

Các nghĩa

  1. đạp ngược

    To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

    intransitive

  2. bước lùi

    To step backwards.

    intransitive

    The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.

  3. rút lại lời nói, lùi bước

    To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

    idiomatic · intransitive

    Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

    The best car sound of 1999 is that of a new Rover 75 being furiously backpedalled through the motoring page of the Sunday Times.

    Adidas is backpedaling fast over its latest attempt to protect its iconic three-stripe mark.

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