backpedalling

vi.倒踏脚踏板；(拳击中）后退；食言

In a freakish incident, the visitors briefly levelled after a long punt from goalkeeper Floyd Croll was caught by the wind and bounced over the backpedalling Tim Howard. 对方守门员弗洛伊德.

With Chinese inflation spiking, notable backpedalling on market reforms and falling export demand, 2008 could be particularly challenging. 由于中国通胀不断加剧、市场改革明显倒退和出口需求下降，2008年可能是颇具挑战性的一年。