backtrack

英 [ˈbæktræk]

美 [ˈbæktræk]

v.  原路返回; 折回; 折返; (屈于压力而)改变声明(或主张)，出尔反尔; 退缩

现在分词：backtracking　过去式：backtracked　过去分词：backtracked　第三人称单数：backtracks　复数：backtracks　

化学

BNC.21946 / COCA.17377

牛津词典

verb

• 原路返回；折回；折返
  to go back along the same route that you have just come along
• （屈于压力而）改变声明（或主张），出尔反尔；退缩
  to change an earlier statement, opinion or promise because of pressure from sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• VERB 改变（说法、决定等）；出尔反尔
  If youbacktrack ona statement or decision you have made, you do or say something that shows that you no longer agree with it or support it.
  1. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system...
     委员会改变主意，放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
  2. The finance minister backtracked on his decision.
     财政部长收回了他的决定。
• VERB 原路返回
  If youbacktrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used.
  1. Leonard jumped in his car and started backtracking...
     伦纳德跳进车里，开始原路折返。
  2. We had to backtrack to the corner and cross the street.
     我们不得不原路返回到拐角处过街。
• VERB 倒回（描述或解释内容）
  If youbacktrackin an account or explanation, you talk about things which happened before the ones you were previously talking about.
  1. Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
     我们能不能回过头来谈谈你的小学和中学教育？

英英释义

verb

• retrace one's course
  1. The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
  Synonym:turn backdouble back

双语例句

• I'm going to backtrack some of the side roads.
  我要上边路上往回找找。
• Western sanctions will not force Mr Putin to backtrack.
  西方制裁将不会迫使普京改弦更张。
• The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system
  委员会改变主意，放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
• Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
  我们能不能回过头来谈谈你的小学和中学教育？
• If a mistake is later detected, then we must backtrack to the point of error and try another alternative. This is called backup.
  如果以后发现它是错误的，我们必须退回到点，再试另外的选择。这种方法称为回溯。
• It's especially tough to backtrack through research using new sites with rich Web2.0 features that display extra data directly within a Web page.
  如果你使用的浏览器有Web2.0的功能，直接在网页中显示额外信息的话，那么回过头来寻找浏览过的网页变得尤其困难。
• It's no easy task-BenQ, an electronics company, expanded too fast and had to backtrack.
  这绝非易事。台湾电子公司明基（BenQ）就因扩张太快而不得不收缩业务。
• The finance minister backtracked on his decision.
  财政部长收回了他的决定。
• This time round, we backtrack a little to advice more about the air intake filtering system.
  这一回，我们只能一点建议更多的油罐车进气过滤系统。
• Most people would rather waffle than tell you something and have to backtrack later.
  大多数人宁愿闲扯也不愿告诉你一些事情，最后不得不苦苦回想当初的蛛丝马迹。