back off
英 [bæk ɒf]
美 [bæk ɔːf]
(为避免问题或冲突而)后退,避让,退缩; 放弃,收回(主张、要求、承诺等)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (为避免问题或冲突而)后退,避让,退缩
If youback off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.- They backed off in horror.
他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
- They backed off in horror.
- PHRASAL VERB 放弃,收回(主张、要求、承诺等)
If youback off froma claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if youback offit, you withdraw it.- A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference...
一位发言人表示总统已经收回了他将抵制这次会议的威胁。 - The union has publicly backed off that demand.
工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
- A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference...
- PHRASAL VERB 别插手;别干涉
If you tell someone toback off, you are telling them to stop interfering.- Back off, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions!
你别管,妈妈,我已经能够自己作决定了!
- Back off, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions!
英英释义
verb
- move backwards from a certain position
- The bully had to back down
- remove oneself from an obligation
- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
双语例句
- Back off, action bunnies, or I'll kill this kid.
兔别行动组,不准过来。不然我就杀了这孩子。 - Back off! There's no need to yell at me.
走开点!没必要对我大喊大叫。 - They backed off in horror.
他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。 - You need to back off on the leverage.
你必须降低你的杠杆。 - He doesn't back off, though, when I raise the F-word.
他没有退缩,不过,当我提出的F字。 - And if you're uncomfortable, back off the round breathing and just do the meditation.
如果你觉得不安,退回到轻快呼吸,只做冥想就行了。 - How about you just back off?
你退下又如何? - A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference
一位发言人表示总统已经收回了他将抵制这次会议的威胁。 - You can expect your mate to get fed up and make the choices for you or back off completely.
你的伴侣可能受不了你,而替你做选择,或是完全不管了。 - Say you'll leave him if he doesn't back off.
你说如果他不收手就离开他。