"The bully had to back down"
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
1.(为避免问题或冲突而)后退,避让,退缩
If youback off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
e.g. They backedoff in horror.
他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
2.放弃,收回(主张、要求、承诺等)
If youback off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if youback off it, you withdraw it.
e.g. A spokesman says the president has backedoff from his threat to boycott the conference...
一位发言人表示总统已经收回了他将抵制这次会议的威胁。
e.g. The union has publicly backedoff that demand.
工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
3.别插手;别干涉
If you tell someone toback off, you are telling them to stop interfering.
e.g. Backoff, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions!
你别管,妈妈,我已经能够自己作决定了!
你别管,妈妈,我已经能够自己作决定了!
They persuaded the Federal Reserve to back off of tight money.他们说服了联邦储备局在货币奇紧的情况下向他们让步.
The world backs off when you make it back off, right?只要你坚强没人能打败你对 么 ?
Your watchfulness alone ought to be enough to make people back off.只凭你的警觉性就足够使别人保持距离.
back off tensioner adjusting nut to create slack in cables.旋下拉伸器调整螺帽使钢缆松弛.
back off , Kit. You know, you're really becoming a grouch.别逼人,丫头, 知道吗? 你真的变成讨人厌了.
They request that the spectators back off 100 meters to the north.他们要求观众向北后退一百米.
Simmons : Sir, I am asking, politely. back off.先生, 我可是, 礼貌地要求. 退后.
Tony immediately warns Nina about covering up for Jack, but she tells him to back off.托尼立刻警告尼娜不要再为杰克打掩护, 尼娜却要求托尼不要再咄咄相逼.
I don't like that car sitting on my tail. Wave him to back off.我不喜欢那辆车紧靠在我的车尾, 挥手示意他倒车(离远些).
If you feel pain as you stretch , back off until you don't feel any.如果你伸展时感觉疼痛,就收敛一些, 直到不再觉得疼痛为止.
Now the building has been started, it is too late to back off.现在大楼已开始动工, 要放弃行动为时已晚.
Expand shoes until light drag is experienceThen back off adjuster screw only enough to eliminate drag.涨开蹄片,直到感受一点点阻力.往回拧调整螺丝,使其刚好能抵消阻力.
The cat seems to know where to get back off, then he trots off home.这只猫似乎知道到那里下车回家, 之后又匆匆离家出走.
You should back off a while and let Alan make his own decisions.你应该消停一会儿,让艾伦自己拿主意.