Word · Frequency #21946
backtracked
原路返回；折返
backtracked is the past of backtrack.
核心释义
retrace one's course
- 1.
沿原路返回。
To retrace one's steps.
- 2.
重复或复查已完成的工作。
To repeat or review work already done.
- 3.
沿正在使用的起飞跑道相反方向滑行。
To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
- 4.
在赛马场上沿比赛方向相反的方向遛马。
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.
- 5.
收回或撤回声明。
To go back on or withdraw a statement.
沿原路返回。；重复或复查已完成的工作。；沿正在使用的起飞跑道相反方向滑行。；在赛马场上沿比赛方向相反的方向遛马。；收回或撤回声明。
用法In use
We had to backtrack to the fork because the bridge ahead was washed out.
用法提示：backtrack 在这里表示“原路返回”，用作动词不定式。
He backtracked through the narrow corridor to pick up the keys he had dropped.
用法提示：backtracked 是 backtrack 的过去式，表示“沿原路返回”。
They were backtracking along the beach path to find the lost phone.
用法提示：backtracking 是 backtrack 的现在分词，表示“折返、原路返回”。
backtrack
单独作不及物动词，表示沿原路返回。
We went the wrong way and had to backtrack.
我们走错了路，只好原路返回。
backtrack to [point]
可用于讨论中回到先前的话题或思路。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- backtrack on a promise
- 违背承诺；反悔
- The mayor backtracked on his promise to cut taxes.市长违背了减税的承诺。
- backtrack from a statement
- 收回言论；改口
- She quickly backtracked from her earlier statement.她很快收回先前的言论。
- backtrack over one's steps
- 原路返回；循原路折返
- We backtracked over our steps to find the lost key.我们原路返回去寻找丢失的钥匙。
- backtrack to an earlier point
- 回到先前的要点
- Let me backtrack to an earlier point in the argument.让我回到论证中先前的一点。
- backtrack through the woods
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：想象地上留有一条足迹（track），你沿它退着走回去（back），即 backtrack 原路折返。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：行走、旅行等沿路返回、讨论、谈判等撤回或改变立场 backtrack 通常表示沿原路返回，也多用于抽象义，表示改变立场或撤回说法。口语和书面语都较常见，属于中性表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Back, track, crack, black, pack, and lack all share the /æk/ vowel sound found in backtrack. None rhymes with the whole two-syllable word, which would need the ending /æktræk/. Watch out for lookalikes like 'bake' or 'take'—they are spelled similarly but have a different vowel sound (/eɪ/).
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