US politicians are backpedaling on the commitment to cut taxes.
这里 backpedal on 接的是“承诺”(commitment)。
再来看一个接决定(decision)的例句:
Under huge pressure from the public, local authorities backpedaled on their decision to open a chemical factory.
backpedal 在有的语境中还相当于“收回某人的话/take one's words back”,比如:
The product manager quickly backpedaled when asked to explain his proposal in detail. backpedal 还有一个常见的同义词 backtrack,意义和用法都很相似,很多时候都可以互相替换。
《经济学人》在 2016 年一篇报道总统竞选的文章中就用到了 backtrack:
“I didn’t mean to attack people in New York. I love New York.” Ted Cruz, campaigning in New York, backtracks from his sneering comments about “New York values”.
(参考翻译:After Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana published a highly controversial and offensive advertisement, many Chinese actors started to backpedal on their partnership with it.)
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