back off

1. PHRASAL VERB （为避免问题或冲突而）后退，避让，退缩
   If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
   1. They backed off in horror.
      他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
2. PHRASAL VERB 放弃，收回（主张、要求、承诺等）
   If you back off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if you back off it, you withdraw it.
   1. A spokesman says the president has backed off 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。
   2. The union has publicly backed off that demand.
      工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
3. PHRASAL VERB 别插手；别干涉
   If you tell someone to back off, you are telling them to stop interfering.
   1. Back off, 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！

1. They backed off in horror.
   他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
2. A spokesman says the president has backed off 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。
3. The union has publicly backed off that demand.
   工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
4. Back off, 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！
5. You can use this option to back off an update level.
   您可以使用此选项回退一个更新级别。
6. You can expect your mate to get fed up and make the choices for you or back off completely.
   你的伴侣可能受不了你，而替你做选择，或是完全不管了。
7. Back off, action bunnies, or I'll kill this kid.
   兔别行动组，不准过来。不然我就杀了这孩子。
8. You have to know your audience and when to back off.
   你必须了解自己的听众，知道自己什么时候该放弃。
9. You can offer your help to others but back off if they appear to be offended by your persistence.
   你可以向他人提供帮助，然而若他们因你的坚持而感到被冒犯了，那么你还是放弃为好。
10. But after they told his mother the news, she seemed to back off.
    但在他们将这一决定告诉母亲后，她似乎让步了。
11. Back off, slick. you'll scare the deer.
    退后，你会吓着鹿儿的。
12. I'll back off for as long as you like.
    只要你愿意，我就放过他。
13. You need to back off on the leverage.
    你必须降低你的杠杆。
14. Say you'll leave him if he doesn't back off.
    你说如果他不收手就离开他。
15. But Google stalled, hoping that after the Olympics the Chinese would back off.
    其他的搜索引擎，包括微软的，都对这一限制妥协了。但谷歌还在拖延，希望奥林匹克运动会结束后，中国就会让步。
16. Back off or you're next.
    出去，不然你就是下一个。
17. That's why your father backed off, and that's why you'll back off.
    这正是你爸爸后退的原因，也是你后退的原因。
18. If I have to tell you again to back off, we're gonna go'round and'round.
    如果我不得不再次要你作出让步，我们就会没完没了了。
19. 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。
20. Said if we don't back off, he'll kill julie.
    若我们不放弃，他就杀茱莉。
21. Back off! There's no need to yell at me.
    走开点！没必要对我大喊大叫。
22. He doesn't back off, though, when I raise the F-word.
    他没有退缩，不过，当我提出的F字。
23. I could drop you back off with the crops if you'd prefer.
    若你喜欢我可以把你们再还给警察。
24. And if you're uncomfortable, back off the round breathing and just do the meditation.
    如果你觉得不安，退回到轻快呼吸，只做冥想就行了。
25. You're stronger than this guy. don't back up! Don't back off!
    你比他强壮，不要后退！不要后退！
26. 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）。
27. Everywhere I turned, people told me to back off, get lost.
    我查到的每一个地方，人们都告诉我不要查了。
28. I removed the last of the screws and took the back off the machine.
    我卸掉最后一个螺丝，把背板从机器上拆了下来。
29. You step up, and I'll back off.
    你带种我就闭嘴。
30. How about you just back off?
    你退下又如何？

verb

1. move backwards from a certain position
   1. The bully had to back down

   Synonym:    back upback down

2. remove oneself from an obligation
   1. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

   Synonym:    chicken outpull outback downbow out