backpedaled

/ˈbækˌped.əl/

动词

倒踏自行车脚踏板
Some types of bike have brakes that you operate by backpedalling.
有些自行车通过倒蹬脚踏板刹车。
改变立场；出尔反尔；变卦
As soon as I said I thought she was wrong, she started backpedalling.
我一说我觉得她错了，她就开始变卦。