backtrack

🇺🇸 /ˈbæktræk/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbæktræk/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
intransitive verb
R

To return by the same route you took before.

After realizing we had missed the turn, we had to backtrack to find the correct path.

意識到我們錯過了轉彎,我們不得不往回走以找到正確的道路。

R

To change your mind about something you said or decided before.

Facing criticism, the politician had to backtrack on his earlier promise.

面對批評,這位政治家不得不收回他早些時候的承諾。

translation

vi. 原路返回, 改變主意

詞形變化

3rd Present backtracks
Past backtracked
Perfect backtracked
Progressive backtracking