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 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。
The union has publicly backed off that demand.
工会已经公开撤回了那项要求。
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。
How about you just back off?
你退下又如何？
Back off! There's no need to yell at me.
走开点！没必要对我大喊大叫。
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。
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。
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。
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！
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。