backpedaling

Everybody else is always making these bad decisions and then backpedaling to try to get out of these moments of poor judgment.

其他人都总是做错误的决定然后变卦再努力去摆脱判断失误造成的处境。

French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be backpedaling on his hard line, as anti-French sentiment is mushrooming in Beijing.

在北京，反法情绪正如雨后春笋般蓬勃发展，因此，法国总统萨尔科齐似乎在他的强硬路线上踏后步了。

Xies apparent backpedaling over the weekend underscores the sensitivity of the one-child policy in China.

谢伶俐在上周末明显的改变说法，突出了在中国一孩政策的敏感性。

Why the backpedaling on more and more scientific research?

为什么越来越多的科学论文以撤销为收场？

Although in our way ahead, there will be difficulties, we can not stop. Retrogression or backpedaling offers no way out.

前进尽管有困难，但不能停顿，倒退没有出路。