第三人称单数： backpedals
过去式： backpedaled backpedalled
过去分词： backpedaled backpedalled
现在分词： backpedaling backpedalling

He said he 'd help , but now he 's starting to backpedal .

他说过他会帮忙的，可他现在开始变卦了。

In the wake of media reports about the government 's concerns , officials began to backpedal .

媒体关于政府对三峡大坝担忧的报道越来越多，政府官员不得不开始改变说法。

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。

Look closer , though , and it becomes clear that mr obama is signalling that he may soon backpedal in various ways .

然而仔细看一下，很明显奥巴马先生正传递着这样的信息：他可能会马上变卦而这样做的途径有很多。

She later sought to backpedal by insisting that the settlements remained " illegitimate " .

随后，为了给自己寻求退路，她又强调定居点仍然是“非法的”。