back off

英 [bæk ɒf]

美 [bæk ɔːf]

（为避免问题或冲突而）后退，避让，退缩; 放弃，收回（主张、要求、承诺等）

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB （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.
1. They backed off in horror.
  他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
PHRASAL VERB 放弃，收回（主张、要求、承诺等）
If youback off froma claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if youback offit, 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。
PHRASAL VERB 别插手；别干涉
If you tell someone toback 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！

verb

move backwards from a certain position
1. The bully had to back down
Synonym:back upback down
remove oneself from an obligation
1. He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Synonym:chicken outpull outback downbow out

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。
They backed off in horror.
他们心怀恐惧地退缩了。
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。
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）。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Said if we don't back off, he'll kill julie.
若我们不放弃，他就杀茱莉。
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！