backpedal 是什么意思

	vi. 倒踏脚踏板；(拳击)向后躲闪；变卦，收回意见[立场、主张]。

	modify one''s opinion, make it less strong
	step backwards, in boxing
	pedal backwards on a bicycle

	1.	He backpedaled for the sake of braking his bicycle 他为了使脚踏车停下来而反踩踏板。
	2.	The mayor is backpedaling on his election promise 那位市长正在对他的竞选承诺打退堂鼓。
	3.	They promised to cut taxes , but they ' re beginning to backpedal now 他们答应要减税，现在却开始打退堂鼓。
	4.	A minute later , with bruce continuing the attack in earnest , his opponent began to backpedal as fast as he could 一分钟后，李继续认真的攻击，他的对手开始以他的最大速度向后退。

backpedal是什么意思