backtrack

backtrack
verb
  1. [no obj.]retrace one's steps
    (由原路)退回去
    Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement.
    玛里琳退回去,走到地下室。
    to backtrack a little, the case is a complex one.
    退一步看,这个案子很复杂。
    ■reverse one's previous position or opinion
    出尔反尔;撤回
    the unions have had to backtrack on their demands.
    联合会不得不撤回他们先前的要求。
  2. [with obj.](chiefly US)pursue, trace, or monitor
    (主 美)跟踪;监视
    he was able to backtrack the buck to a ridge nearby.
    他能跟踪那雄鹿到附近山脊。
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