back-off

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight. 避開(kāi) (問(wèn)題或爭(zhēng)斗)
They backed off in horror. 他們嚇得躲開(kāi)了。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you back off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if you back off it, you withdraw it. 撤回 (原來(lái)的主張、要求、承諾)
A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference. 一位發(fā)言人說(shuō)，總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)撤回了他抵制這次會(huì)談的威脅。