英语释义
1. a backward step
A rugged, aggressive, hard-punching pugilist who refuses to take a backstep in the ring …
— San Gabriel Valley Tribune (California), 21 Oct. 2009
2. to take a step backward
Gwynn deflected the axe again and backstepped rapidly, trying to get some space in which to catch a breath.
— K. J. Bishop, The Etched City, 2003
3. to modify, retreat from, or reverse a position or stand once taken backtrack sense 2
Kentucky legislators forced multi-age classes on its elementary schools in 1992 as part of an education overhaul, but backstepped last year by allowing unhappy schools to opt out.
— Susan Hill Smith, Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 16 Sept. 1997